Ultrasonic vertical osteotomy of the distal segment for safe elimination of interference between the proximal and distal segments in bilateral sagittal split osteotomy for mandibular asymmetry.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan. Electronic address: iwai104oams@yahoo.co.jp.
Toshinori
T
Iwai
Jiro
J
Maegawa
Shinjiro
S
Aoki
Iwai
I
Tohnai
D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D059229:Osteotomy, Sagittal Split Ramus / Q000295:instrumentation*; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D059708:Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*