Is preoperative maintenance of the curve of Spee associated with an increase of facial height in class II short face orthognathic patients? A never answered dogmatic question

To determine the association of maintaining the curve of Spee (COS) prior to surgery with post-treatment facial height in patients with Class II short face syndrome undergoing combined orthodontic-orthognathic treatment.

Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - June 1, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Paolo Scolozzi, Jean-Marc Foletti, Gregory S. Antonarakis, Xavier Van Den Eynden, Delphine S. Courvoisier Source Type: research