title: [Unfavorable outcomes in orthognathic surgery].
abstract: Successful completion of an orthodontic-surgical protocol requires faultless involvement of all the parties concerned, both the practitioners and the patient. When the result achieved does not match esthetic and/or functional expectations, the outcome may be seen as a failure by the patient, the practitioners or even both. Two situations comprising a potential for failure will be analyzed here: unfavorable outcomes and the psychological difficulties involved in accepting a new face.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bouletreau
mesh_terms: D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017211:Treatment Failure