A Novel Method to Attain Highly Symmetric Oblique Mandibular Chin-Body Osteotomy.

[UNLABELLED] Oblique mandibular chin-body osteotomy is a widely used narrowing genioplasty. However, the historic challenge is how to achieve a highly symmetric result of oblique mandibular chin-body osteotomy. Here, we present a novel and simple method to achieve a highly symmetrical mandibular chin-body osteotomy.

[METHOD] Ten consecutive patients underwent mandibular chinbody osteotomy used silicone triangle template technique. Patient and surgeon's satisfaction of the surgery and surgeon's confidence improvement with template during the surgery were measured.

[RESULT] All patients and surgeons were satisfied with the outcome. The operator's confidence was significantly improved during the operation.

[CONCLUSIONS] Silicone triangle template technique is an effective method to achieve highly symmetrical mandibular chin-body osteotomy and boost surgeon's confidence.