Modified retractor for use in sectioning the inferior alveolar nerve.
We designed a modified tonsillar blade to retract the tissues medial to the ramus of the mandible to gain access to the inferior alveolar nerve at the lingula.
Sadiq
Z
Z
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK. zaidst@hotmail.com
Monaghan
A
A
Wake
M J C
MJ
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013499:Surface Properties