Three-Dimensional Analysis of Soft Tissue Changes in Full-Face View After Surgical Correction of Skeletal Class III Malocclusion

Abstract

The measurement method used here for the shape outline of the lateral parts of the face could provide quantitative data for the clinical evaluation and objective analysis of the human face in full-face view. The midface soft tissue in subjects with skeletal Class III malocclusion exhibited a greater increase in width after bimaxillary surgery procedures than mandibular setback-only surgery.