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The aim is to correct previous findings regarding facial profile assessments in orthognathic surgery.

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June 5, 2026Open Access

Correction: Quality assurance in orthognathic surgery using Brons-Mulié's soft tissue analysis, Nakamura's asymmetry index and a simple enface analysis

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The aim is to correct previous findings regarding facial profile assessments in orthognathic surgery.
Correction of a published analysis involving soft tissue analysis and asymmetry indexing.
Use of photographic comparison before and after surgery on a patient with Class II malocclusion.
The profile assessment demonstrated significant improvement but noted persistent chin shortness post-surgery.

Abstract

A Correction on: Böttger S, Herrmann S, Schraml EM, Danevitch N, Pons-Kühnemann J, Mulié R, Howaldt H-P and Streckbein P (2026) Quality assurance in orthognathic surgery using Brons-Mulié's soft tissue analysis, Nakamura's asymmetry index and a simple Enface analysis. Front. Oral Health 7:1748425. doi: 10.3389/froh.2026.1748425 There was a mistake in Figure 2 11). Left photo (A) shows a profile with satisfactory facial harmony in vertical and sagittal dimensions. Right photos show the preoperative (B) and the postoperative (C) profile of a patient with Class II malocclusion. This profile could be significantly improved but was still not perfect after surgery, because the chin was still too short in both, the vertical and the sagittal dimension.

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