Temporomandibular joint positional change accompanies post ‐surgical mandibular relapse—A long‐term retrospective study among patients who underwent mandibular advancement

ConclusionsPatients who underwent orthognathic and orthodontic treatment to correct mandibular retrognathism displayed follow‐up mandibular relapse in the sagittal direction. The relapse is accompanied by condylar positional change.

Source: Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research - November 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: M. Z. Miao, B. Wang, D. Wu, S. Zhang, S. Wong, O. Shi, A. Hu, L. Mao, B. Fang Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research