What is it about?
The author draws on many of his own publications to highlight differences in orthodontic and orthognathic surgery decision-making amongst patients with different types of vertical facial muscular pattern
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Why is it important?
The author has, for the first time, shown the real differences between the mandibular muscles in different vertical patterns using 3D CT
Perspectives
All decisions regarding possible treatment directions for orthodontic and orthognathic surgery patients should be made against this 3-dimensional muscular background. This work highlights the fact that the faces are so different. Not all patients can be treated in the same way.
Professor Michael G Woods
Royal Melbourne Hospital
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This page is a summary of: The mandibular muscles in contemporary orthodontic practice: a review, Australian Dental Journal, March 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/adj.12481.
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