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17270397

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) and distraction osteogenesis (DO) are the most common techniques currently applied to surgically correct mandibular retrognathia. It is the responsibility of the maxillofacial surgeon to determine the optimal treatment option in each individual case. The aim of this study was to review the literature on BSSO and mandibular DO with emphasis on the influence of age and post-surgical growth, damage to the inferior alveolar nerve, and post-surgical stability and relapse. Although randomized clinical trials are lacking, some support was found in the literature for DO having advantages over BSSO in the surgical treatment of low and normal mandibular plane angle patients needing greater advancement (>7 mm). In all other mandibular retrognathia patients the treatment outcomes of DO and BSSO seemed to be comparable. DO is accompanied by greater patient discomfort than BSSO during and shortly after treatment, but it is unclear whether this has any consequences in the long term. There is a need for randomized clinical trials comparing the two techniques in all types of mandibular retrognathia, in order to provide evidence-based guidelines for selecting which retrognathia cases are preferably treated by BSSO or DO, both from the surgeon's and the patient's perspective.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0901-5027
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Distraction osteogenesis versus bilateral sagittal split osteotomy for advancement of the retrognathic mandible: a review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Review