TY - JOUR
T1 - Lower Vestibular Incision
T2 - A Modified Technique of Dissection
AU - Kudva, Adarsh
AU - Chitra, A.
AU - Dsouza, Charlene
AU - Saha, Mehul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, The Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Introduction: Exposure to anterior mandible via conventional approach by either cervicular or vestibular incision is normally carried out for trauma or orthognathic surgery. Transection of mentalis muscle and reposition of the muscle is a key step. This prevents post-operative lip ptosis. Material and methods: A modified dissection technique is presented in the article to identify the bilateral mentalis muscles at its insertion and isolate it in order to preserve it if feasible for access or to transect it after demarcating so that it can be reoriented in its native position. Conclusion: The modified method is an anatomically direct functional approach to the anterior mandible.
AB - Introduction: Exposure to anterior mandible via conventional approach by either cervicular or vestibular incision is normally carried out for trauma or orthognathic surgery. Transection of mentalis muscle and reposition of the muscle is a key step. This prevents post-operative lip ptosis. Material and methods: A modified dissection technique is presented in the article to identify the bilateral mentalis muscles at its insertion and isolate it in order to preserve it if feasible for access or to transect it after demarcating so that it can be reoriented in its native position. Conclusion: The modified method is an anatomically direct functional approach to the anterior mandible.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12663-019-01243-8
DO - 10.1007/s12663-019-01243-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85085071255
SN - 0972-8279
VL - 20
SP - 322
EP - 324
JO - Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
JF - Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
IS - 2
ER -