Associations of orthognathic surgery with body image perception, facial appearance, and
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Why it matters for dental
Orthognathic surgery improves body-image perception, facial appearance, and quality-of-life scores for patients; practices that treat dentofacial deformities can use this data to counsel prospective surgical candidates and set realistic outcome expectations.
Key points
- Peer-reviewed study in Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (available online 23 September 2026) quantifies patient-reported gains in body image and quality of life after orthognathic procedures.
- Authors: Benato et al. (Brazil) provide outcome metrics that oral-maxillofacial surgeons and orthodontists can reference during pre-surgical consultations.
- Findings are relevant to specialists managing skeletal malocclusions and to DSOs or private practices offering combined orthodontic-surgical treatment pathways.
Who should care
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