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The patients were evaluated for outcomes in terms of subjective and objective two-dimensional photography in profile and lateral views, lateral cephalography, three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography and 3D printing. Vertical and antero-posterior occlusal relationship, assessment of mouth opening before and after surgery and mental nerve paraesthesia\/neurosensory deficit and post-operative complications are also assessed. 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