A Novel Method to Attain Highly Symmetric Oblique Mandibular Chin-Body Osteotomy.

UNLABELLED: Oblique mandibular chin-body osteotomy is a widely used narrowing genioplasty. However, the historic challenge is how to achieve a highly symmetric result of oblique mandibular chin-body osteotomy. Here, we present a novel and simple method to achieve a highly symmetrical mandibular chin-body osteotomy.

METHOD: Ten consecutive patients underwent mandibular chinbody osteotomy used silicone triangle template technique. Patient and surgeon's satisfaction of the surgery and surgeon's confidence improvement with template during the surgery were measured.

RESULT: All patients and surgeons were satisfied with the outcome. The operator's confidence was significantly improved during the operation.

CONCLUSIONS

Silicone triangle template technique is an effective method to achieve highly symmetrical mandibular chin-body osteotomy and boost surgeon's confidence.