title: Reconstruction of the lower half of the facial skeleton after removal of the mandible at autopsy.
abstract: A method for postmortem removal of the mandible without altering the facial appearance of the deceased is presented. The technique is especially developed to avoid damage to the soft tissues of the face.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: de Jonge
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: van Merkesteyn
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bras
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000379:methods; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008341:Mandibular Prosthesis; D011091:Polyesters; D011474:Prosthesis Design
chemical_list: C056096:Orfit; D011091:Polyesters