Visor osteotomy to increase the absolute height of the atrophied mandible. A preliminary report.
A method of operation is described whereby the alveolar ridge of the mandible is osteotomised and moved on the principle of a visor. The two parts are fixed together with wires, thus increasing the absolute height of the alveolar ridge of the mandible.
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000601:surgery; D001284:Atrophy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014727:Vestibuloplasty