title: Submental intubation in orthognathic surgery: initial experience.
abstract: Submental intubation is a technique for use in maxillofacial trauma, which allows precise assessment of changes to the nasolabial complex, midlines, cants, and incisal display in patients having maxillary orthognathic surgery. We report our initial experience of it used as an adjunct in the management of orthognathic surgery in a series of 44 patients.
authors.affiliation: Regional Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, Tooting, London, SW17 0QT, UK. maxillofacial01@yahoo.com.au
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chandu
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Witherow
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D002680:Chin / Q000601:surgery; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008036:Lingual Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009078:Mucocele / Q000209:etiology; D024343:Open Bite / Q000601:surgery; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult