SynthesisThe Angle orthodontist2020
Effect of surgery-first orthognathic approach on oral health-related quality of life.
Synthesis in The Angle orthodontist, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of malocclusion treatments on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: an overview of systematic reviews.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Pooled it
- Comparing the Cost-Effectiveness of Orthognathic Surgery Treatment Between Orthodontics-First and Surgery-First Approaches in Thammasat University Hospital: A Retrospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of mandibular setback surgery using the surgery-first approach versus conventional orthognathic approach on upper airway change and sleep quality.Head & face medicine · 2025Article
- Expert consensus on orthodontic treatment of protrusive facial deformities.International journal of oral science · 2025Review
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- Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Skeletal Stability following Surgery-First Orthognathic Approach: Validation of a Simple and Effective Method.Archives of plastic surgery · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issuedErratum.2021
Authors and funding
6 authors.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesTo systematically evaluate the effect of the surgery-first approach (SFA) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in patients with dentofacial deformities. MATERIALS AND
methodsAn electronic database search and hand search of selected journals and references were carried out. Studies investigating the OHRQoL of patients receiving SFA with or without a control group were included. The risk of bias was assessed by the Cochrane risk of bias tool in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale in non-RCTs.
resultsA total of seven articles met the eligible criteria and were included, of which six were cohort studies and one was an RCT, and six assessed the OHRQoL of the SFA with conventional orthodontic-surgical treatment (COST) as a control and one without. A total of 214 patients were examined, with sample sizes in studies ranging from 9 to 50. A total of 3 articles successfully measured the OHRQoL both before and after treatment in both the SFA and conventional orthodontic-surgical treatment groups. A total of six cohort studies were classified as low to moderate risk of bias, and the RCT was classified as high.
conclusionsThe SFA could improve the OHRQoL of patients with dentofacial deformities similar to conventional orthodontic-surgical treatment at the end of complete treatment. In addition, it increases OHRQoL immediately at the beginning of treatment without a deterioration.
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