title: [Orthodontic treatment for the surgical correction of mandibular skeletal retrognathism].
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the combining orthodontic treatment that is based on seventeen consecutive patients of severe mandibular skeletal retrognathism who have been treated by orthognathic surgery. Not only the presurgical preparation, but also the presurgical and postsurgical orthodontic treatment and the use of interocclusal splints were introduced. The goals of orthodontic treatment for patients with orthognathic surgery are (1) decompensating the teeth, expanding the upper dental arch, (2) aligning the teeth, (3) leveling the curve of Spee, (4) making the shape and width of upper and lower dental arch harmonious, (5) getting the occlusal equilibrium and fine occlusal contact. The author's experience indicates that: in order to get satisfactory results of esthetics and function, the combination of surgical and orthodontic treatment, the presurgical and postsurgical orthodontic treatment is absolutely necessary and important.
authors.affiliation: College of Stomatology, West China University of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019186:Mandibular Advancement; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000601:surgery*