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Marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve - anatomical peculiarities and clinical aspects.

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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Implantology "Arsenie Gutan", Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.

Background: The expanding number of parotid ablations, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeries of the head and neck, considerably increased the risk of the marginal mandibular branch (MMB) injury. The purpose of our study was to determine the anatomical peculiarities of the MMB depending on the facial nerve branching pattern (FNBP), gender and cephalometric type.

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