A comparative study of occlusal wafers for orthognathic surgery made for 185 orthognathic surgery patients with the mean age of 24.4±4.3 years is presented.  This study is intended to highlight any wafer-associated surgical problems, which determine wafer design.  Various types of occlusal wafers were used during the period of this review, but in most of the cases a simple quick-cure acrylic wafer was found to be most satisfactory.  However, some difficult patients with cleft palates or neuromuscular disorders may require wafers of a novel design and material.

Keywords: Orthognathic surgery, occlusal wafers, osteotomy, Lefort I osteotomy, BSSO

Citation:  Bamber MA, Vachiramon A.  Surgical Wafers: A Comparative Study.  J Contemp Dent Pract 2005 May;(6)2:099-106.