Behavioral changes of patients after orthognathic surgery develop on the basis of the loss of vomeronasal organ: a hypothesis.

摘要: We introduce a hypothesis which presumes that damage to the vomeronasal organ during Le Fort I osteotomy of maxilla for purpose orthognathic surgical treatment congenital or acquired jaw deformities affects patient's social life in terms selection mates and establishment relationships. The is chemosensory pheromones, thus registers unconscious olfactory information might subsequently act on limbic system an individual influence mates. believe it connected inhibitory feedback mechanism responsible exclusion inappropriate When removed damaged maxillary osteotomy, function lost, patient loses involuntary ability exclude mates, may become less committed existing mate, even promiscuous.