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Reduction of the median mandibulotomy with the fixed mandibular implant
T R Sangiacomo1, W J Goodwin, M R Stevens
1Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, FL.
Abstract:
A technique is presented whereby a median mandibulotomy of an atrophic edentulous mandible is performed to gain access to an oropharyngeal tumor and is subsequently reapproximated with a four-pin FMI. The procedure allows reduction of the osteotomy site and provides intraoral implants that increase the stability and retentive properties of a mandibular prosthesis.