title: Psycho-social impact of orthogathic sugery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Orthognathic surgery is a branch of maxillofacial surgery. It carries out the treatment of the facial skeleton asymmetries and deformities. The patients who ask for this surgery are often young people who usually refer symptoms related to dental malocclusion, difficulty eating and temporo-mandibular pain. These physical symptoms are often accompanied by psychological symptoms triggered by their physical appearance such as low self-esteem, self-confidence and negativism about their social and emotional future.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with skeletal malformation of facial bones, consisting in Class II, III, open bite and asymmetries, underwent to orthognathic surgery in our center agreed to participate voluntarily in this study. They answered a questionnaire regarding several psychosocial variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Orthognathic surgery helps to improve patient's psychosocial well-being.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with dentofacial deformitiesexperience physical and psychological, oftentimes underestimated by society. A combination of orthodontic treatment and reconstructive surgery is often a necessity to restore function and psychosocial well-being.Key words:Orthogathic surgery, psychosocial consequences, mood, emotions, sense of power, motivation, satisfaction, social changes, satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial surgery resident. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cariati
authors.affiliation: Social Psychology Department. University of Granada. Campus Cartuja s/n. 18001, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial surgeon. Hospital Universitario Virgen de las nieves, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Ildefonso
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Martínez-Lara