Orthognathic surgery in the University of Malaya
This is the first review on orthognathic surgery in Malaysia. The records of a total of 84 patients seen between 1977 and 1999 in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya were analysed. Skeletal III deformity formed 85 of the sample with a fe...
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my.um.eprints.29672019-02-27T04:57:20Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/2967/ Orthognathic surgery in the University of Malaya Ngeow, Wei Cheong R Medicine R Medicine (General) RK Dentistry This is the first review on orthognathic surgery in Malaysia. The records of a total of 84 patients seen between 1977 and 1999 in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya were analysed. Skeletal III deformity formed 85 of the sample with a female dominance of 2 to 1. The patients' age ranged from 17 to 36 years, with a mean of 25.3 years. The common surgical techniques used were combined bilateral sagittal split and Le Fort I osteotomy. The predominant ethnic group was Chinese (n=58, 69); followed by Malay (n=14, 17) and Indian (n=12, 14). Malaysian Medical Association 2002-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/2967/1/Orthognathic_surgery_in_the_University_of_Malaya.pdf Ngeow, Wei Cheong (2002) Orthognathic surgery in the University of Malaya. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 57 (4). pp. 398-403. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2002/v57n4/Orthognathic_Surgery.pdf |
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This is the first review on orthognathic surgery in Malaysia. The records of a total of 84 patients seen between 1977 and 1999 in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya were analysed. Skeletal III deformity formed 85 of the sample with a female dominance of 2 to 1. The patients' age ranged from 17 to 36 years, with a mean of 25.3 years. The common surgical techniques used were combined bilateral sagittal split and Le Fort I osteotomy. The predominant ethnic group was Chinese (n=58, 69); followed by Malay (n=14, 17) and Indian (n=12, 14). |
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