Surgery: Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion] Surgery Dentofacial anomalies [including malocclusion]
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group will have a clinch suture placed during their operative procedure.
Control group will not.
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients requiring a Le Fort 1 osteotomy to correct malocclusion 2. Patients concurrently undergoing a course of orthodontic fixed appliance therapy at the time of surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients have no previous history of facial trauma 2. Patients do not have a cleft lip and/or palate 3. Patients do not have a craniofacial abnormality 4. Patients are not undergoing a re-treatment procedure 5. Patients have not had previous facial soft tissue surgery 6. No children <16 years old
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The amount of change in the width of the alar base of the nose, between control and experimental groups. We will take laser scans at the start and at the end of the treatment periods. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed