Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the change in three-dimensional morphology and clinical symptoms of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in class III dentofacial deformity patients postoperatively for 6 months after sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO).Seventeen patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion and 10 asymptomatic volunteers (classified as Control group) were recruited for the study and underwent cone-beam computed tomography scanning. The geometries of the maxilla and mandible were reconstructed using MIMICS (Materialise, Leuven, Belgium). The morphologic measurements of the patients’ TMJs were done before surgery and at 6-month follow-up – named as Pre and Post groups, respectively.The joint spaces (medial joint space, superior joint space, lateral joint space, anterior joint space, and posterior joint space) of the Control group were significantly greater than those of the Pre and Post groups (P < .05), and SSRO did not significantly change the TMJ morphology parameters. Five patients were found to have preoperative temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptoms, and 3 of them were relieved at 6 months after surgery. Postoperative TMD symptom was observed in 1 patient without preoperative TMD symptom.SSRO did not markedly alter the TMJ morphology of the patients with mandibular prognathism. The effects of SSRO on TMD symptoms should be related to the type of deformity.
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