Progress in orthodontics
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Progress in orthodontics · Jan 2015
Multicenter StudyTreatment duration and factors associated with the surgery-first approach: a two-center study.
The aim of this study was to evaluate treatment duration and number of appointments in orthognathic surgery using the surgery-first approach (SFA) and to evaluate the factors associated to these outcomes. ⋯ SFA significantly reduces treatment duration in orthognathic surgery. Transverse expansion is associated with longer treatment duration and number of appointments.