Inferior alveolar nerve grafting: an approach without intermaxillary fixation.
Although most commonly seen with dental extractions, inferior alveolar nerve injury is occasionally seen with orthognathic surgery and facial trauma. Nerve grafting can be performed by lateral corticotomy without the use of maxillomandibular fixation. A case is reported with this technique and recovery of sensibility documented with quantitative sensory testing.
Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016067:Nerve Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries