title: An effective extraoral approach to the mandible. A technical note.
abstract: A bony lid technique is described for enucleation of a large ameloblastic fibro-odontoma, encroaching on the left ramus of the mandible in a 5-year-old boy. There was excellent postoperative remodelling and the patient has been followed up for a period of two years. The advantages of the technique are discussed, with a note on the lesions that may be treated by this method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Surgery, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Savitha
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cariappa
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009810:Odontoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods