Postsurgical Prediction and Setting Method of Reposition of Maxillary Segment by Dento-maxillofacial Model

Abstract

The purpose of orthognathic surgery is to improve the patient's face and occlusion. Therefore, under having the informed concent of the patient, it is very important to plan and treat for the dento-facial deformity patient. As the situation now stands, our new technique of combining the dento-maxillo facial m odel method and the face-bow transfer method produce satisfactory result.
The characteristics or advantages of this technique are as follow: 1. Before surgery, we can show the patient their post-surgical predictable face three-dimensionally.
2. This method is applicable for all patient planned two jaw surgery.
3. This method allows the maxillary segment to be set more simply and easily than previous methods.
4. Especially this method is very useful for the patient that prediction of post-surgical face is difficult.