Academician forum

Some considerations about the development of modern orthognathic surgery

  • QIU Wei-liu
Expand
  • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai 200011, China

Online published: 2020-11-27

Abstract

This article discusses the development and concept of modern orthognathic surgery from four aspects: modern orthognathology must have the participation of orthodontist; modern orthognathic surgery has a wide range of disciplines and involves many disciplines; orthognathic surgery, craniofacial surgery, and craniomaxillofacial surgery have their own characteristics; whether orthognathic and craniofacial surgery can be integrated together.

Cite this article

QIU Wei-liu . Some considerations about the development of modern orthognathic surgery[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Medical Science), 2020 , 40(10) : 1315 -1317 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2020.10.001

Outlines

/