Agreed perspective on maxillary transverse management in orthognathic patients

We value the comments made by Dr. Tamer in response to our published article “Surgical management of maxillary transverse discrepancies in the orthognathic patient: a narrative review” (1).

We sincerely thank Dr. Tamer for his interest in our article and for taking the time to respond to it (2). We agree with all the comments made by Dr. Tamer, in particular, the need for more prospective clinical research in this area.

We would like to thank Dr. Tamer for his interest in our published narrative review.

Acknowledgments

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References

1. Johnson King O, Jones F, Sharma PK. Surgical management of maxillary transverse discrepancies in the orthognathic patient: a narrative review. Front Oral Maxillofac Med 2026;8:3.
2. Tamer Y. Additional surgical considerations for maxillary transverse discrepancies in orthognathic patients. Front Oral Maxillofac Med 2026;8:30. [Crossref]