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Piezosurgery: A safe technique for inferior alveolar nerve mobilization in surgical correction of hemimandibular hyperplasia—Review of the literature and case report

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Highlights • Hemimandibular hyperplasia is a developmental asymmetry characterized by three-dimensional enlargement of half of the mandible.• Damage to the inferior alveolar nerve can be an adverse effect of surgical… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Hemimandibular hyperplasia is a developmental asymmetry characterized by three-dimensional enlargement of half of the mandible.• Damage to the inferior alveolar nerve can be an adverse effect of surgical correction of hemimandibular hyperplasia.• Precise bone cuts without damaging any soft tissue can be done by piezosurgery device.

Keywords: alveolar nerve; correction hemimandibular; surgical correction; inferior alveolar; hemimandibular hyperplasia; hyperplasia

Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2017

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