ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY - PATIENTS SUBJECTIVE FINDINGS WITH FOCUS ON THETEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT

Two hundred and ninety-six patients who underwent various orthognathic surgery procedures were questioned, a minimum of 1 year postoperative ly, on their overall subjective findings, Patient satisfaction, willin gness to resubmit to surgery, self-confidence and subjective changes i n their temporomandibular joints (TMJ) function and masticatory effici ency were evaluated, 87% would undergo the combined surgical-orthodont ic treatment again, Self-confidence improved in 77% of the patients, T here was a subjective improvement in TMJ function in 40% of the patien ts and a worsening in 11%; masticatory function was improved in 41% an d worsened in 7% of the patients.