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ArticleJournal of oral & facial pain and headache2026

Chronic pain after orthognathic surgery: a retrospective single-center study.

Sakari Kettunen, Olli-Pekka Lappalainen, Laura Nykänen, Aleksi Haapanen, Antti Asikainen, Jussi Furuholm, Johanna Snäll

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Sakari KettunenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 320, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
Olli-Pekka LappalainenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 320, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
Laura NykänenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 320, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
Aleksi HaapanenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 320, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
Antti AsikainenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 320, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
Jussi FuruholmDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 320, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
Johanna SnällDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 320, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.

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2025 Helsinki University Hospital Fund 2025
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Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to clarify the occurrence and variables associated with postoperative chronic postsurgical pain in orthognathic surgery patients (OS).

methodsThis retrospective single-center study included patients ≥18 years old undergoing bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) with or without Le Fort I osteotomy between January 2016 and December 2022. The outcome variable was the occurrence of chronic postsurgical pain three months after OS. SPSS software (IBM Corporation, 28.0.0.0) was used to analyze the associations between predictor variables and outcome.

resultsChronic postsurgical pain was observed in 7.9% of the 317 patients included in this study. In univariate analysis, the outcome was predicted by older age (odds ratio (OR) = 1.044; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.003-1.087;

conclusionsChronic postsurgical pain represents a significant postoperative disadvantage in OS, yet surgical factors appear to have limited influence on its development. More detailed information on other variables, such as psychosocial factors and resilience, is needed to predict postoperative pain in this specific patient group.

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Chronic PainOrthognathic Surgical ProceduresPostoperative PainAdolescentAdultAge FactorsFemaleHumansMaleOsteotomy, Sagittal Split RamusRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultChronic postsurgical painOrthognathic surgeryPostoperative periodPsychiatric aspectsRetrospective studiesTrigeminal nerve injury

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PMCPMC13223907

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