We read with interest the recent systematic review by Monaghan et al. regarding whether
a surgery first approach to the orthognathic treatment of patients with a Class III
skeletal relationship results in a shorter treatment duration. Although all of the
surgery first studies included in this review showed relatively short treatment times,
the authors concluded that there is no quality evidence that surgery first does result
in shorter durations of treatment, due to bias in these studies. However, the authors
also stated that their review concentrated on the ‘physiological’ aspects of the surgery
first approach, and it may be that some ‘logistical differences’ inherent in this
approach, are more important to treatment duration. They quote that the conventional
approach, where surgery follows orthodontic decompensation, results in an average
delay in the NHS of 5 months and often much longer.
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: April 29, 2022
Accepted:
March 30,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Corrected ProofIdentification
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© 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
