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Through a thorough, subjective clinical evaluation of dentofacial asymmetry, the procedures for the surgical orthodontic management of facial asymmetry are discussed. The aim of this clinical review is to provide information on surgical indications for facial asymmetry, optimal treatment goals, presurgical orthodontic preparation, the surgery-first approach, three-dimensional (3D) surgical simulation, postsurgical orthodontic finishing, and treatment outcome evaluation. A comprehensive 3D diagnosis with appropriate planning, accurate transference of surgical simulation to real surgery, slight overcorrection, periodic assessment of treatment outcomes, and awareness of treatment limitations are essential to improve treatment outcomes of facial asymmetry.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym14091822","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,8]],"date-time":"2022-09-08T09:51:09Z","timestamp":1662630669000},"page":"1822","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Orthodontic Perspective for Face Asymmetry Correction"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Ellen Wen-Ching","family":"Ko","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Craniofacial and Dental Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Craniofacial Orthodontic, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei 105, Taiwan"},{"name":"Craniofacial Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9733-5645","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chiung Shing","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Craniofacial and Dental Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Craniofacial Orthodontic, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei 105, Taiwan"},{"name":"Craniofacial Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cheng-Hui","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Craniofacial Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu-Ray","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Craniofacial and Dental Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"Craniofacial Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"156","DOI":"10.1097\/01.sap.0000252041.66540.ec","article-title":"Facial attractiveness: Visual impact of symmetry increases significantly toward the midline","volume":"59","author":"Springer","year":"2007","journal-title":"Ann. 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