Comment on “Quantifying bone healing after mandibular displacement in orthognathic surgery”

We express our gratitude to Voss et al. for their article utilizing the volumetric difference methodology to evaluate bone healing post-orthognathic surgery.1 In their study, the authors calculated volume changes of cortical bone on the buccal and lingual sides during postoperative follow-up, presenting percentage changes from 0 to 100% to indicate the degree of bone healing. We commend the authors for their method of quantifying cortical bone healing. However, we note that the analysis did not consider intersegmental cancellous bone formation between the buccal and lingual cortex.

Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - January 10, 2024 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Chun-Lin Su, Lun-Jou Lo Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research