Anticipated Benefit of “Surgery First” Approach- A Clinical Case Report

Vijayashri Sakthi¹, S. Kishore Kumar², W. S. Manjula³

¹Senior lecturer, Tagore Dental college and Hospital, Chennai, India ²Department of Orthodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Pallikaranai, Chennai-600100 ³Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Pallikaranai, Chennai-600100

Abstract: In recent years, a trend toward implementing treatment plans that achieve immediate facial change has arisen. In “Surgery First” treatment plans, the presurgical orthodontic treatment phase is eliminated or greatly reduced, the jaws are surgically repositioned into the desired locations, and orthodontic tooth movement follows.   This clinical case typically exemplifies the effect of Anterior segmental maxillary osteotomy and  Mandibular anterior subapical osteotomy on improving the skeletal, dental, soft tissue and over all aesthetics of the patient.

Keywords: Anterior Maxillary Segmental Osteotomy; Surgery first; Gummy Smile

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