The present study was conducted to evaluate a new design of the intermediate stent that is used in orthognathic surgery cases requiring Le Fort I osteotomy. The new design relied on referencing the maxillary segment to the zygomatic buttress. The study was carried out as a randomized controlled clinical trial in which 16 patients were enrolled according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. In control group (n=8) conventional interocclusal splint was used and in study group (n=8) the proposed intermediate stent was used.
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