Systematic Review of Orthognathic Surgery Outcomes and Complications

A systematic review aggregating evidence from 65 studies published up to December 2024, encompassing 6,482 patients. The review, authored by Vijay Ebenezer and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license, synthesizes clinical outcomes, complication rates, and quality-of-life impacts following orthognathic surgery for dentofacial deformities.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking clinical outcomes such as skeletal stability based on reported mean ANB angle improvements.
• Assessing surgical risk profiles based on reported overall and specific complication rates like neurosensory disturbances.
• Evaluating patient-reported outcomes based on reported quality-of-life improvements and satisfaction scores.

Strengths

• Aggregates data from 65 studies and 6,482 patients, providing a substantial evidence base.
• Reports specific, quantified outcomes including complication rates (32.4%), relapse incidence (18.7%), and patient satisfaction (87.6%).
• Employs meta-analysis with random-effects models and standardized quality assessment tools.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 44.7 KB DOCX document, which is a very small text file containing review findings, not raw patient-level data.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; the data structure and individual data points are not accessible.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-05-26).

Provenance

Source

Systematic review of PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, Web of Science, and Scopus.

Collection Method

Literature review, meta-analysis, and quality assessment using Cochrane Risk of Bias and Newcastle-Ottawa Scale tools.

Time Range

Studies included through December 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 04:38:58