title: Versatility of orthognathic surgery in the management of maxillofacial deformities.
abstract: Orthognathic surgery is a surgical procedure which is widely practiced throughout world for the correction of various maxillofacial deformities. The procedure for correction of a particular deformity will be done after proper evaluation, which includes cephalometric and dental model analysis and photographs. The patient undergoes pre surgical orthodontic correction for the dental compensation after which the surgery is planned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baliga
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019767:Maxillofacial Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods