Evaluation of Long-term Stability of Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy in Individuals with Different Growth Patterns.

Objective: Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) is a routinely used surgical step for the correction of a class III with mandibular prognathism. Many factors influence the stability of the surgical correction achieved. This study was designed to access the role of growth pattern in the surgical stability after a BSSO correction.

Oropharyngeal Airway: The Orthodontist Perspective.

Dentofacial morphology can be altered by nasorespiratory obstruction depending on the magnitude, duration, and time of occurrence. More recent findings suggest that nasal-oral breathing per se is not necessarily harmful to craniofacial growth. However, in instances where the nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal airspace is small, exaggerated postural responses in obligatory mouth breathers may be detrimental to craniofacial growth.