Stability of the mandible after bilateral sagittal split osteotomy: Comparison between positioning screws and plate

Relapse is one of the complications of orthognathic surgery. In this study, we compared the stability of mandibular bilateral sagittal split osteotomy by using two different methods of fixation. In Group 1, eight patients with prognathic mandible underwent BSSO and set back average of 6.0 mm. The me...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nasser Nooh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-10-01
Series:Saudi Dental Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101390520900025X