Patient satisfaction after orthodontic treatment combined with orthognathic surgery: A systematic review.

CONCLUSION: Factors associated with satisfaction were final esthetic outcome, perceived social benefits from the outcome, type of orthognathic surgery, sex, and changes in patient self-concept during treatment. Factors associated with dissatisfaction were treatment length; sensation of functional impairment and/or dysfunction after surgery, and perceived omitted information about surgical risks. PMID: 26313228 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26313228?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - August 27, 2015 Category: Dentistry Authors: Pachêco-Pereira C, Abreu LG, Dick BD, De Luca Canto G, Paiva SM, Flores-Mir C Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research