Adnan Babar, Sim Ibrahim M Wasim, Iffat Batool Syed, Irfan Shah, Muhammad Saeed.
Management of dentofacial skeletal deformity with orthognathic surgery.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;59(3):249-50.

Dentofacial deformity refers to deviation from normal facial proportion and dental relationship that is severe enough to be handicapping. The affected individuals are handicapped in two ways, first jaw function is compromised and second dental and facial appearance often leads to discrimination in social interactions [1]. Orthognathic surgery involves the surgical manipulation of the elements of the facial skeleton to restore the proper anatomic and functional relationships in patients with dentofacial skeletal anomalies [2]. Data shows that between one third and one half of the patients with dentofacial deformities have high level of psychologic distress, high enough to predict continuity problems in interpersonal relationships and significantly affect overall quality of life [3,4]. We here present a case of a young female with dentofacial deformity and severe psychosocial distress which was managed by bimaxillary orthognathic surgery with excellent functional and esthetic results.

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