Nasal Deviation in Patients With Asymmetric Mandibular Prognathism.

Purpose: This study was aimed to evaluate the nasal deviation in patients with asymmetric mandibular prognathism. Materials and Methods: Thirty-five patients with skeletal class III malocclusion were included in the study. Significant mandibular asymmetry of >4 mm menton deviation in three-dimensional (3D) reformatted cone beam computed tomography images was defined as asymmetry group (n = 20). Patients without mandibular asymmetry served as control group (n = 15). The mandibular asymmetry was evaluated pre- and postoperatively. Results: Nasal tip was significantly shifted to the deviated side of the mandible (short side) in the asymmetry group, as compared to the control group (1.5 +/- 0.9 degree, P

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