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Case Rep Surg
February 2017
Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Surgical Science Department, Città Della Salute e Della Scienza Hospital, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Bilateral mandibular angle fractures, while representing a rarity among mandibular fractures, are a huge challenge of complex management for the maxillofacial surgeon. There are still many open questions regarding the ideal management of such fractures, including the following: the removal of the third molar in the fracture line, the best surgical approach, and the fixation methods. In this report the authors present the case of 40-year-old man presenting with a bilateral mandibular angle fracture referred to the Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Turin.
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July 2015
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Burn Unit, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac Chir Orale
November 2013
Department of maxillofacial surgery, centre François-Xavier-Michelet, groupe hospitalier Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.
Introduction: Bifocal fractures of the mandible often associate the angle and condyle or symphysis. Little data is available on biangular fractures. The authors had for aim to study their characteristics and to suggest an adapted management.
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February 2001
Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale, Centre Hospitalier Robert Ballanger, 93602 Aulnay-sous-Bois.
The sagittal split ramus osteotomy is probably the most frequently used procedure for correction of mandibular skeletal dento-facial deformities. In the 30 years since the procedure was introduced, a number of complications has been reported: unfavorable fracture during surgery, paresthesia or anesthesia and relapse. The literature seems to be very poor concerning the esthetical and morphological complications of the sagittal split ramus osteotomy; especially when treating Class II dento-facial deformity frequently associated with a genioplasty.
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