title: Impact of dental and skeletal movements on the facial profile within the framework of orthodontic and surgical treatments.
abstract: The impact of dental and skeletal movements on the soft tissues during orthodontic and surgical treatments is widely known. Most studies are limited to examining the repercussions of a dental or skeletal movement on a given soft tissue point. The uniqueness of the present study, carried out on 95 patients, lies in the examination of the impact of movements of various landmarks--2 dental points (incision superius and incision inferius) and 4 skeletal points (anterior nasal spine, point A, point B, andpogonion)--on 7 soft tissue landmarks (from the tip of the nose to soft tissue pogonion). The study was carried out with the purpose of providing a simple, practical, and accurate tool for clinical use to assist in treatment planning. This article outlines the main aspects of the tool while specifying its limitations and error margins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Hôpital Universitaire Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Teitelbaum
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balon-Perin
authors.forename: Viviane
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Maertelaer
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Daelemans
authors.forename: Régine
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Glineur
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011379:Prognosis; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results