From: Current status of the surgery-first approach (part I): concepts and orthodontic protocols
Authors (year) | Bracket bonding before surgery | Arch wire placement before surgery | Use of skeletal anchorage for IMF | Duration of splint use | Initiation of post-operative orthodontic treatment after surgery | Use of inter-maxillary elastic for decompensation |
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Baek et al. (2010) | Using bracket or without bracket | Passive surgical wires | NR | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | Not clear (use of class III mechanics) |
Liao et al. (2010) | 1 month (022 slot) | 1–3 days (016X022 NiTi) | NR | NR | Immediately after surgery | Class II elastics |
Wang et al. (2010) | 1–2 weeks (022 slot) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Ko et al. (2011) | Before surgery | 016 SS | NR | NR | Not clear (immediately after surgery) | NR |
Hermandez-Alfaro et al. (2014) | 1 week | 1 day (soft wire) | 4–8 mini-screws | 2 weeks (only for maxillary segmental surgery) | 2 weeks | Not clear (“Z” elastics for maxillary segmental surgery) |
Kim et al. (2014) | Before surgery | Passive wires | NR | 4–6 weeks (with intermaxillary elastics) | NR (4–6 weeks?) | NR |
Kim et al. (2014) | NR | 2–3 weeks (surgical wire) | NR | 2 weeks with IMF + 2 weeks with class II elastics (for physiotherapy) | 2 ± 1 months | NR |
Choi et al. (2015) | Using bracket or without bracket | Passive surgical wires | NR | NR | NR | NR |