Nasolabial morphologic transformations after lefort-1 osteotomy — A prospective study

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Author Details : Aswin Mullath*, Manoj Kumar K P , Benny Joseph, Aswathi Vinod, Mohammed Faisal, Tina Abraham

Volume : 8, Issue : 1, Year : 2022

Article Page : 35-40

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jooo.2022.007

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Abstract

Aim: The present study was aimed to evaluate the morphologic changes of nose and lip after Lefort 1 osteotomy using clinical and cephalometric parameters
Materials and Methods: A prospective study to evaluate soft tissue changes after Lefort 1 osteotomy which includes 30 individuals of 18-35 years of age presented with dentofacial deformities. Our Study employs the measurement of nasolabial variables using Vernier caliper and lateral cephalograms. These values were recorded and tabulated under T (pre-operative) and T(6 months Post-operative). The final soft tissue changes were analyzed with paired t- test.
Results: Our study revealed statistically highly significant (p<0> Conclusion: Alar base widening is a definitive sequela after Lefort 1 osteotomy even after adopting techniques like alar base cinch suturing and V-Y closure. This warrants that further modifications or innovations are required for preventing these undesirable morphological changes.

Keywords: Orthognathic, Lefort 1 osteotomy, Nasolabial changes, Anthropometry, Alar cinch

How to cite : Mullath A, Manoj Kumar K P, Joseph B, Vinod A, Faisal M, Abraham T, Nasolabial morphologic transformations after lefort-1 osteotomy — A prospective study. J Oral Med Oral Surg Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2022;8(1):35-40

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