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Versatility of orthognathic surgery in the management of maxillofacial deformities

Orthognathic surgery is a surgical procedure which is widely practiced throughout world for the correction of various maxillofacial deformities. The procedure for correction of a particular deformity will be done after proper evaluation, which includes cephalometric and dental model analysis and photographs. The patient undergoes pre surgical orthodontic correction for the dental compensation after which the surgery is planned. Key words: Facial deformity, Lefort1 maxillary osteotomy, sagittal split mandibular osteotomy