A new retractor for surgical removal of mandibular torus.
BACKGROUND
A newly devised retractor for mandibular torus is presented. It has a half-spoon-shaped head and was applied to various cases of mandibular torus for its evaluation.


RESULTS
It was found that the elevated mucoperiosteum flap was safely protected lingually by using this retractor. Various mandibular tori were completely resected without damaging the surrounding tissues.
Wada
Shigehito
S
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan. swada-tym@umin.ac.jp
Furuta
Isao
I
D006801:Humans; D015576:Hyperostosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*