Condylar volume and positional changes following a bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy in skeletal class II and III malocclusions.

Background: Mandibular condyle remodeling and displacement are post-orthognathic surgery concerns that can potentially lead to occlusal issues after bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy. This retrospective study examined the relationship between condylar volume changes and position alterations after surgery in patients with skeletal class II and III malocclusions using cone-beam CT.

Methods: The study included 16 patients (6 with Class II malocclusion, 10 with Class III malocclusion) who underwent bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy at Chonnam National University Hospital.

The risk of metabolic syndrome according to the high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in apparently healthy Koreans.

Background: Recently, considerable interest has been focused on the positive relationship between inflammation and the metabolic syndrome (MS). Therefore, we investigated whether the baseline plasma levels of the high-sensitivity C-reactive protein could be associated with future risk for MS in apparently healthy Koreans.

Methods: A total of 1132 subjects (767 men, 365 women with a mean age of 49 years), who underwent health examination at this hospital in both 2002 and 2005 were enrolled.