title: Surgery first: an alternative approach to ortho-surgical patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To make a brief description of the Surgery-First approach, where surgery is performed prior to orthodontic movement.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three clinical cases involving this type of treatment are reported. The cases presented here show different approaches, providing clinicians with an idea of how to plan this type of treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cases presented satisfactory results that are similar to results of the conventional technique, once a well-designed treatment plan was conducted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Surgery-First approach is a viable technique; however, collaborative and careful planning by the orthodontists and surgeons is needed. When well planned, the results of the Surgery-First approach are similar to those of conventional surgical-orthodontic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Augusto M
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Miguel
authors.forename: Eveline C B
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Gava
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D055815:Young Adult