Orthognathic surgery Blog Posts

• Distraction osteogenesis: little evidence available of effectiveness in maxillary hypoplasia in cleft lip and palate patients

  29 Jan 2015

  • Derek Richards

  
• Orthognathic surgery: antibiotic prophylaxis reduced surgical site infection

  16 Jan 2015

  • Derek Richards

  
• Some evidence to suggest that bioresorbable plates may be effective for orthognathic surgery

  13 Nov 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• New Cochrane Protocols February 2013

  04 Mar 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• Review shows that tranexamic acid reduced blood loss in orthognathic surgery

  11 Jan 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• What motivates patients to seek orthognathic treatment?

  30 Jul 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Surgical advancement of the maxilla in cleft lip and palate patients appears to show a moderate relapse rate in the horizontal plane and a high relapse rate in the vertical plane

  12 Jun 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Insufficient trial evidence that any surgical treatment for prominent lower front teeth is better or worse than another

  21 May 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Tranexamic acid is effective in controlling blood loss in orthognathic surgery

  29 Mar 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Four types of orthognathic patient; metamorphosizers, pragmatists, shedders, and evolvers

  08 Mar 2012

  • Derek Richards