Prevalência dos acidentes e complicações nas cirurgias ortognáticas: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Orthognathic surgery consists of osteotomies that are performed in the maxilla and mandible, with the aim of treating dentofacial deformities, which cannot be treated only by conventional orthodontics, and which generate great discomfort and low self esteem in patients, which can cause problems emotional, social life and physical problems, such as changes in masticatory function, speech, changes in posture, swallowing, breathing and sleep difficulties, directly affecting the stomatognathic system. Patients who undergo orthognathic surgery may have some accidents and complications, some of which are nasal septum perforation, edema, bruises, nerve injuries and others that are rarely mentioned in the literature, but with full anatomical knowledge of the maxillofacial surgeon and with good planning the surgery will have great success, also seeking to have good communication with the patient so that he/she is physically and psychologically prepared, thus being aware of the change in his/her facial profile. With the benefits that orthognathic surgery has been bringing to countless people, it is a great achievement for medical science, being a technique that has favorable prognoses and a low incidence, and if there is any complication, it will be able to reverse it.