Soft tissue profile changes after bilateral sagittal split osteotomy for mandibular setback: a systematic review

Joss, Christof Urs; Joss-Vassalli, Isabella Maria; Bergé, Stefaan J; Kuijpers-Jagtman, Anne Marie (2010). Soft tissue profile changes after bilateral sagittal split osteotomy for mandibular setback: a systematic review. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 68(11), pp. 2792-801. Maryland Heights, Mo.: Elsevier

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the ratio of soft tissue to hard tissue in bilateral sagittal split setback osteotomy with rigid internal fixation or wire fixation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A literature search was performed using PubMed, Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar Beta. From the original 766 articles identified, 8 articles were included. Two articles were prospective and 6 retrospective. The follow-up period ranged from 1 year to 12.7 years for rigid internal fixation. Two articles on wire fixation were found to be appropriate for inclusion. RESULTS: The differences between short- and long-term ratios of the lower lip to lower incisors for bilateral sagittal split setback osteotomy with rigid internal fixation or wire fixation were quite small. The ratio was 1:1 in the long term and by trend slightly lower in the short term. No distinction was seen between the short- and long-term ratios for mentolabial fold. The ratio was found to be 1:1 for the mentolabial fold to point B. In the short term, the ratio of the soft tissue pogonion to the pogonion showed a 1:1 ratio, with a trend to be lower in the long term. The upper lip showed mainly protrusion, but the amount was highly variable. CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review shows that evidence-based conclusions on soft tissue changes are difficult to draw. This is mostly because of inherent problems of retrospective studies, inferior study designs, and the lack of standardized outcome measurements. Well-designed prospective studies with sufficient samples and excluding additional surgery, ie, genioplasty or maxillary surgery, are needed.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Orthodontics
UniBE Contributor:	Joss-Vassalli, Isabella
ISSN:	0278-2391
Publisher:	Elsevier
Language:	English
Submitter:	Eveline Carmen Schuler
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:08
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:00
PubMed ID:	20708321
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/457 (FactScience: 199348)