In this episode, Dr. Bobek and Dr. Wasson discuss overcorrection in orthognathic surgery, covering how their thinking on the topic has shifted with experience and what they currently do in practice for different jaw movements.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Anterior open bite overcorrection and when segmenting the maxilla is worth considering
• Class 2 correction: whether leaving patients tight still makes sense
• Class 3 correction and how much AP overcorrection is reasonable
• Transverse overcorrection in maxillary widening cases and dental vs. skeletal relapse
• Vertical overcorrection in maxillary augmentation cases
• Asymmetry correction and the risks of overcorrecting to the opposite side
• The impaction-to-advancement ratio and why both hosts have moved away from it
• Accuracy of virtual surgical planning and what superimpositions tend to show
• Custom hardware and whether it changes the relapse picture
• How dental relapse and skeletal relapse differ and why that distinction matters for planning

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