In this current study a comparison between 3 positional screws versus the adjustable plating system in conjunction with 2 positional screws. The patients will be selected to have retrognathic mandible requiring advancement. Hypothetically the advantage of the adjustable plating system will be compared with the three positional screws. In theory, the investigators will be using the inherent advantage of the intraoperative flexibility of the adjustable plating system in verifying the position of the proximal segment (condylar segment), hence eliminating the immediate postoperative relapse that is reported with using three positional screws. This will be evaluated both clinically and cephalometrically.
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cephalometric analysis to measure angles(degrees)
Timeframe: (an xray preoperative, immediate postoperative, 6 weeks and 6 months)
cephalometric analysis to measure lines(mm)
Timeframe: (an xray preoperative, immediate postoperative, 6 weeks and 6 months)