Authors: Aswin Mullath, Manoj Kumar K P, Benny Joseph, Aswathi Vinod, Mohammed Faisal, Tina Abraham
Aim: The present study was aimed to evaluate the morphologic changes of nose and lip after Lefort 1 osteotomy using clinical and cephalometric parameters Materials and Methods: A prospective study to evaluate soft tissue changes after Lefort 1 osteotomy which includes 30 individuals of 18-35 years of age presented with dentofacial deformities. Our Study employs the measurement of nasolabial variables using Vernier caliper and lateral cephalograms. These values were recorded and tabulated under T (pre-operative) and T(6 months Post-operative). The final soft tissue changes were analyzed with paired t- test. Results: Our study revealed statistically highly significant (p Conclusion: Alar base widening is a definitive sequela after Lefort 1 osteotomy even after adopting techniques like alar base cinch suturing and V-Y closure. This warrants that further modifications or innovations are required for preventing these undesirable morphological changes. Keywords: Orthognathic, Lefort 1 osteotomy, Nasolabial changes, Anthropometry, Alar cinch
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