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<sec><h3>Background</h3>
<p>A surgery-first approach has many advantages related to a shortened treatment time and an immediate facial aesthetic improvement compared to a three-stage conventional orthognathic surgery protocol.</p>
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<sec><h3>Objective</h3>
<p>The aim of this case report was to describe the treatment of a 21-year-old, female, patient who presented with a skeletal Class III malocclusion, maxillary retrusion, a negative overjet, an anterior and bilateral posterior cross-bite, and a vertical facial pattern highlighted by a high mandibular plane angle.</p>
</sec>
<sec><h3>Methods</h3>
<p>Orthodontic treatment was performed using self-ligating lingual appliances and a surgery-first approach. The active treatment time was 16 months.</p>
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<sec><h3>Results and conclusion</h3>
<p>Successful treatment results were achieved using a combination of an orthognathic surgery-first approach and lingual appliances in a patient with high aesthetic expectations.</p>
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Background
A surgery-first approach has many advantages related to a shortened treatment time and an immediate facial aesthetic improvement compared to a three-stage conventional orthognathic surgery protocol.

Objective
The aim of this case report was to describe the treatment of a 21-year-old, female, patient who presented with a skeletal Class III malocclusion, maxillary retrusion, a negative overjet, an anterior and bilateral posterior cross-bite, and a vertical facial pattern highlighted by a high mandibular plane angle.

Methods
Orthodontic treatment was performed using self-ligating lingual appliances and a surgery-first approach. The active treatment time was 16 months.

Results and conclusion
Successful treatment results were achieved using a combination of an orthognathic surgery-first approach and lingual appliances in a patient with high aesthetic expectations.

Orthognathic surgery-first approach with lingual appliances: a case report

Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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Background
A surgery-first approach has many advantages related to a shortened treatment time and an immediate facial aesthetic improvement compared to a...

Orthognathic surgery-first approach with lingual appliances: a case report

Published Online: Jan 12, 2022

Page range: 1 - 12

Received: Oct 01, 2021

Accepted: Dec 01, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2022.001

© 2022 Hande Pamukçu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.