Chun Ming, CHEN
陳俊明
Professor, dental school, college of dental medicine, Kaohsiung medical university,Taiwan
Attending staff, department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Kaohsiung medical university hospital, Taiwan
高雄醫學大學牙醫系教授
高雄醫學大學附設醫院口腔顎面外科主治醫師
Cheek line, the face reading, is a
curve-shaped soft tissue at the forefront of the cheek bone and is a crucial
landmark in facial aesthetics. Cheek line is located between the nose and the
cheek bone in the lateral view of the human face. In clinical observations, we
found that cheek line was advanced slightly when their mandibles were set back
through orthognathic operations in treatment of mandibular prognathism. Even numerous
studies have investigated the changes in the soft tissues after treatment of
mandibular prognathism by orthognathic surgery. However, there is no report
concerning the changes of cheek line after operation. The purpose of present
study was to investigate postoperative changes in the cheek lines and facial
profile after mandibular setback surgery.
