Fixation of the edentulous residual portion of the mandible in cases of hemimandibulectomy.
A new method of fixing the edentulous residual portion of the mandibular stump is described: an extraoral apparatus as suggested by Anderson (19361 and a malar bone screw is used for attaching a rod to fix the mandibular stump.
D001863:Bone Screws; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010027:Osteotomy; D011859:Radiography; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery