title: Aseptic necrosis of the mandible: report of two cases.
abstract: It appears that clinically significant aseptic necrosis following mandibular osteotomies is a more infrequent occurrence than that following maxillary surgery because only two cases were reported in a questionnaire dealing with major vascular complications following orthognathic surgery. Significant necrosis is unlikely to occur if a surgeon follows the basic principle of stripping the minimal amount of mucoperiosteum and muscle attachment from the osteotomized segments commensurate with the successful completion of the osteotomies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Lanigan
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000209:etiology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects