Factors affecting unusual postoperative vertical downward movement of mandible after surgery-first approach using intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy

• Main Authors: Soo-Hyun Nam (Author), Jung-Yul Cha (Author), Kee-Joon Lee (Author), Sang-Hwy Lee (Author), Sung-Hwan Choi (Author), Hyung-Seog Yu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In very rare cases, patients who have undergone surgery-first approach with intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO) exhibit unusual downward movements of mandible even up to 1-year post surgery, which makes it difficult for orthodontists to stabilize the occlusion during the po...