High oblique sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible: assessment of the positions of the mandibular condyles after orthognathic surgery based on cone-beam tomography

High oblique sagittal split osteotomy is an orthognathic technique to move the mandible. Our aim was to evaluate changes in the position of the condyle in the glenoid fossa and its angulation before and after high oblique sagittal split osteotomy (HSSO). Fifty patients (32 women and 18 men, mean age 26.3 (SD 7.4) years) had cone-beam computed tomographyic (CT) scans before operation, immediately postoperatively, and before removal of the osteosynthesis nine months postoperatively. The images were analysed to look for changes in the sagittal, coronal, and axial positions of the condyles.

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