Optimizing Orthognathic Surgery

Correcting a dysgnathia means deciding, with judgement, what to document, how to analyse and in what order to operate. This English-language collective work covers the whole process: guidance on photographic documentation of dentofacial deformities, cephalometric analysis modified for prediction, surgical planning with splints, a protocol for individualized 3D virtual planning, and computer-assisted, splintless maxillary positioning. It also takes up the choice between maxilla-first and mandible-first sequences, intraoral distraction in the most severe cases, and the reading of long-term results. Its interdisciplinary outlook makes it especially useful for surgeons and orthodontists working as a team.