Lingual nerve injury as a complication of rigid fixation of the sagittal ramus osteotomy: Report of a case

A. K. Hegtvedt; John R Zuniga

doi:10.1016/S0278-2391(10)80485-9

Lingual nerve injury as a complication of rigid fixation of the sagittal ramus osteotomy: Report of a case

A. K. Hegtvedt, John R Zuniga

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This article describes a previously unreported complication of lingual nerve anesthesia and injury as a result of rigid fixation of the mandibular sagittal split osteotomy. The etiology of this injury is discussed and the surgical management using transoral microneurosurgical techniques is described.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	647-650
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume	48
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0278-2391(10)80485-9
State	Published - 1990

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Oral Surgery
Otorhinolaryngology

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