title: Evaluation of Patients' Satisfaction after Class III Orthognathic Surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Well-planned orthognathic surgery improves psychological health, aesthetics and function of patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present study aimed to investigate patients' satisfaction after orthognathic surgery by means of a satisfaction questionnaire before and after surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 29 patients was selected (17 women and 12 men), with a mean age of 28 years, randomly selected from a private clinic at Araçatuba - São Paulo by two investigators. Anamnesis and clinical examination were performed. Subjects with facial deformities submitted to orthodontic treatment before and after orthognathic surgery with a minimum post-surgery period of 6 months, answered a satisfaction questionnaire composed of 10 questions regarding dental and facial aesthetics. In this study, the maximum satisfaction score was 10.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Regarding aesthetics, two satisfaction parameters were investigated: dental and facial. For all indices, the average satisfaction was up to score 7.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the results, it can be concluded that orthognathic surgery has been an effective treatment for dentofacial deformities, aesthetics and functional problems, what was verified by pre and postoperative questionnaire application.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Department of Surgery and General Clinical, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Brazil .
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Magro-Filho
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Brazil .
authors.forename: Marcelo Coelho
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Goiato
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Department of Orthodontics, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Brazil .
authors.forename: Derly Tescaro Narcizo
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Department of Orthodontics, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Brazil .
authors.forename: Lidia Pimenta
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Department of Orthodontics, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Brazil .
authors.forename: Marcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salazar
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Brazil .
authors.forename: Rodrigo Antonio De
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Brazil .
authors.forename: Daniela Micheline Dos
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Santos
keywords: Aesthetic; Class III Angle’s classification; Psychology