Residents' journal review

Proper control of the occlusal plane (OP) is an important criteria for success in surgical treatment of patients with double-jaw surgery. Alteration of the OP or rotation of the maxillomandibular complex around a predetermined point is a surgical technique that involves intentional manipulation of the OP by clockwise (CWR) or counterclockwise (CCWR) rotation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the stability of CCWR double-jaw orthognathic surgery of hyperdivergent Class III patients. Patients were evaluated by means of lateral cephalometric analysis, and counterclockwise rotation was assessed according to the change in the angle of the OP to the Frankfort horizontal plane.

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