Orthognathic Surgery

Abstract This section on orthognathic surgery provides for the reader both descriptions of and commentary on landmark papers that address the following topics: stability and predictability in orthognathic surgery (including lateral cephalometric radiographs), soft tissue effects of orthognathic surgery, nasal changes in Le Fort 1 osteotomy surgery, the aesthetic impact of upper lip inclination on orthodontics and orthognathic surgery, surgical manipulation of the occlusal plane, bilateral sagittal split osteotomy, bilateral sagittal split osteotomy in the management of anterior open bite, treatment of the anterior open bite, three-dimensional virtual surgical planning (3D-VSP) in orthognathic surgery, timing of orthognathic surgery, and condylar hyperplasia.