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[The pursuit of facial harmony].
- Source :
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor tandheelkunde [Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd] 2010 Jul-Aug; Vol. 117 (7-8), pp. 391-5. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- In the treatment of patients with an oro-facial anomaly the functioning of the masticatory system and aesthetic aspects play a role. Recently, the software programme 'Facial Harmony', which analyzes the soft tissue contour of the face, appeared. Using this programme, a research project was carried out to find out if the result of the surgical treatment of 40 patients with an oro-facial anomaly satisfied the,facial harmony requirements. Only 65% of the treatment results met the requirements. It was especially the patients who had been treated for mandibular deficiency with mandibular and horizontal lines meeting at a wide angle who showed no facial harmony. Only 30% of those patients demonstrated facial harmony postoperatively. If the surgical treatment had been completed by a genioplasty, this percentage would very probably have risen to 85.
Details
- Language :
- Dutch; Flemish
- ISSN :
- 0028-2200
- Volume :
- 117
- Issue :
- 7-8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nederlands tijdschrift voor tandheelkunde
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20726499
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5177/ntvt.2010.08.09156