title: Surgery preceding orthodontics in bimaxillary cases.
abstract: Orthognathic surgery is performed to alter the shape of the jaws to increase the facial esthetic and improve the occlusions. Surgery prior orthodontics reduces the total length of the treatment of the patients, followed by orthodontics treatment. Advantages is positive outcome in short period of time. Surgical procedure includes Anterior Maxillary osteotomy and Anterior subapical mandibular osteotomy. Complication includes haemorrhage, paraesthesia, malunion of bone, etc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: B Saravana
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Abu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dakir
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Bala
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ebenezer
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.lastname: Muthumani
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Kishore
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Waikhom
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Arvind
keywords: Anterior maxillary osteotomy; anterior subapical mandibular osteotomy; orthognathic surgery