A Survey on Jaw Correction in Aesthetical Aspects
S. Nehal Safiya
Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, India.
Dinesh Premavathy *
Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Introduction: Orthognathic surgery helps in adjusting your bite, correcting conditions that affect the symmetry of your face etc. Corrective jaw surgery or is designed to correct conditions of the jaw and lower face.
Aim: The aim of this study is to pass on the knowledge and information about Jaw correction in aesthetical aspects
Materials and Methods: The present study was a questionnaire based survey. The data was entered and analyzed using a software program called SPSS Statistics version 23.
Result: From the responses obtained, about 40 percent of the respondents belonged to the age group of 23-25 whereas about 35 percent belonged to the age group of 17-19 and the rest of 25 percent belonged to the age group of 20-22
Conclusion: The present study thus concluded that the knowledge of jaw correction in aesthetical aspects was passed on to the undergraduates students.
Keywords: Jaw correction, orthognathic surgery, corrective jaw surgery