Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.57140/mj.54.2.7

The incidence of complications in orthognathic surgery: A retrospective study

Iva Ravlić ; Požega General Hospital, Othorhinolaryngology Department
Robert Cerović ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
Barbara Mady Maričić ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Orthodontics

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the type, frequency, treatment options and prevention
methods of complications arising after surgical treatment of maxillofacial deformities.
Methods: This retrospective study was conducted using 72 medical records of Caucasian subjects who
underwent surgery in 2018 and 2019 at the Clinic of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery at Rijeka University
Hospital Center. Intraoperative and postoperative complications were recorded.
Results: Most of the patients experienced some kind of complication and in most cases they were
transitory. The consequences of damage to the sensory branches of the trigeminal nerve (occasional
tingling, tightness, pain, loss of sensation) remain permanently present in most of the patients. The highest
percentage of patients underwent surgical treatment due to speech and mastication problems. The majority
of them are satisfied with the outcome.
Conclusion: Most of the complications can be successfully treated.

Keywords

dentofacial deformities; orthognathic surgery; paresthesia; postoperative complication

Hrčak ID:

318013

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/318013

Publication date:

18.6.2024.

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