Volume 16, Number 1, March 2004
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Akiyuki Maeda, Tsunehisa Shimoda, Hitoshi Sera, Satoru Ozeki, Takeshi Honda
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract
A convenient method for condylar reconstruction through vertical ramus sliding osteotomy after condylectomy of the mandible is described. The method utilises the submandibular approach enabling a modification of the intracapsular temporomandibular joint arthroplasty and avoidance of excessive exposure of the temporomandibular joint capsule. This appears to prevent mandibular dysfunction postoperatively while maintaining the restored vertical dimension of the ramus.
Key words: Condyle, Osteochondroma, Osteotomy, Ramus, Reconstruction
Asian J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2004;16:38-41.
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