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Correction of posttraumatic maxillary deficiency by anterolateral alveolar osteotomy
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Selcuk University, Faculty of Dentistry, Konya, Turkey.
The International Journal of Adult Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery
|April 10, 1999
Abstract:
Anterolateral alveolar osteotomy was performed in a patient who experienced facial trauma in a traffic accident. Bony sequela had remained in the maxilla after the emergency surgery, affecting the facial appearance. A different technique of osteotomy for this unusual type of deformity is presented.