Treatment outcome and long-term stability of orthognathic surgery for facial asymmetry: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

: This systematic review aimed to provide a comparative analysis of the treatment outcomes, including hard and soft tissues, postoperative stability, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), and quality of life (QoL), in patients with facial asymmetry who underwent orthognathic surgery.

Methods

: The primary objective was to address the question, "How do different factors related to surgery affect the outcomes and stability of orthognathic surgery in the correction of facial asymmetry?" A meta-analysis was conducted on the outcome parameters, such as skeletal, dental, and soft tissue symmetry, TMD, QoL, and relapse, using the Hartung-Knapp-Sidik-Jonkman method for random-effects models. Subgroup analyses were conducted considering surgery-related factors such as surgical

SUBMITTER: Kim YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10973727 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature