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Figure 2 | Head & Face Medicine

Figure 2

From: The University Münster model surgery system for Orthognathic surgery. Part I – The idea behind

Figure 2

Preliminary assessment of the psychosocial status for orthognathic surgery by means of a psychological screening interview (PSI) using the “traffic light principle”. The PSI is being made during the patient interview and amended by the IOTN items: degree of the dentofacial deformity. An expected positive status consists of a predominantly green marked response spectrum, whereas a mostly red marked response spectrum is a warning signal and is seen as an indication for further psychological examination.

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