Complications of orthodontic–orthognathic surgery treatment in mentally handicapped patients

Perioperative therapies to reduce edema after orthognathic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective To systematically review the literature and assess the effectiveness of perioperative systemic and nonsystemic therapies in reducing edema after orthognathic surgery. Study Design Four databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Bireme, and Scopus) were searched. Only randomized clinical trials were included and assessed using the RoB 2.0 software (Cochrane Collaboration, London, UK). Studies were grouped into time of assessment and systemic/nonsystemic therapy. Results Eighteen studies were included in this review (8 in the meta-analysis, n = 349). The qualitative assessment of systemic (enzyme therapy, dexamethasone, betamethasone, and Venoplant) and nonsystemic therapies (thermotherapy and K-Taping) appear to reduce edema. Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) after 72 hours (CI: -1.03 to 2.31; P = .45), and 30 days (CI: -1.53 to 0.49; P = .49), and laser after 24 hours (CI: -1.36 to 1.48; P = .93), 72 hours (CI: -4.81 to 2.92; P = .63), 30 days (CI: -3.44 to 0.99; P = .28), and 90 days (CI: -1.83 to 0.96; P = .54) showed no significance. Thermotherapy reduced edema after 48 hours (CI: -48.47 to -13.31; P = .0006) and 30 days (CI: -14.73 to -1.98; P = .01). Conclusion The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations tool showed moderate evidence for thermotherapy (significant reduction of edema), whereas the MLD and laser results were rated as high certainty of evidence (no reduction of edema).

Changes in head posture and hyoid bone position in Turkish Class III patients after mandibular setback surgery

The aim of this study was to determine the changes in head posture and hyoid bone position after mandibular setback osteotomy in Turkish adult Class III patients. Serial lateral cephalograms of 42 Turkish Class III patients (24 female, 18 male patients, mean age: 25.4+/-1.2 years) who underwent mandibular setback surgery were evaluated preoperatively, 1.2+/-0.6 years, 2.3+/-0.8 and 4.2+/-0.9 years postoperatively. A mean mandibular setback of 5.6+/-0.8mm was associated with a posterior and inferior movement of the hyoid bone and a significant flexion in the neck posture. Surgical correction of mandibular prognathism altered the position of the hyoid bone by downward repositioning carrying the root of the tongue downwards immediately postoperatively, but followed with a tendency to return to its original position.