›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 121-124.

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The study of facial soft tissue changes in patients with skeletal Class Ⅲ malocclusion before and after orthodontic and orthognathic treatment

  

  • Received:2019-07-02 Revised:2019-10-13 Online:2020-02-28 Published:2020-02-20

Abstract:  Objective To investigate the changes of facial soft tissue before and after orthodontic and orthognathic treatment in patients with skeletal Class Ⅲ malocclusion。Methods 14 patients with skeletal Class Ⅲ malocclusion are chosen from the Orthodontic Department of Jiangsu provincial stomatological hospital. The patients are required to take 3dMD photos before and after treatments. We use 3dMD vultus to rebuild the patients ’soft tissues. In order to compare the soft tissue changes, 17 points are selected and are used for length and angle measurements. Results:A significant difference was found in the angle of N‘-Sn-Pog‘,the nasolabial angle ,the mentolabial angle、the length of upper lip and the width of alar and alar base。Conclusions 1.3dMD provides a method for three-dimensional measurement of soft tissue. 2. The profile of patients with skeletal class III malocclusion were improved before and after orthodontic and orthognathic treatment。

Key words: skeletal Class Ⅲ malocclusion, orthodonticandorthognathictreatment, three-dimensional photogrammetry, facial soft tissue change

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