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Orthognathic surgery: 1. when did it all start?

From Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2010 | Pages 6-8

Authors

Alison Murray

BDS, MSc, MOrth RCS(Eng), FDS RCPS(Glasg)

BDS, MSc, MOrth RCS(Eng), FDS RCPS(Glasg), Consultant Orthodontist, Royal Derby Hospital

Articles by Alison Murray

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Jonathan Sandler

BDS (Hons), MSc, PhD, MOrth RCS, FDS RCPS, BDS(Hons), MSc, PhD, FDSRCPS, MOrth RCS, Consultant Orthodontist, , DOrth RCS

BDS(Hons), MSc, PhD, FDS RCPS, DOrth RCS, MOrth RCS, Consultant Orthodontist, Orthodontic Department, Chesterfield Royal Hospital

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Abstract

An increasing number of patients are being referred by their general dental practitioners for consideration of an orthognathic approach to treatment. This is the first of two papers discussing the origins as well as the scope and limitations of orthognathic surgery when combined with orthodontic treatment. This report details the historical progression of orthognathic surgery since it was first performed more than a hundred years ago.

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