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Sagittal mandibular osteotomy for removal of intraosseous lesion
Júlio César Silva de Oliveira1, Idelmo Rangel Garcia, Willian Morais de Melo
1From the *Department of Surgery and Integrated Clinic, Araçatuba Dental School, Univ Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Araçatuba-UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil; †Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Pedro Ernesto University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and ‡Department of Dentistry II, Federal University of the Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil.
Abstract:
The ramus sagittal split osteotomy or mandibular body is an established technique for correction of dentofacial deformities but can have an accurate indication in cases requiring surgical access to remove lesions or more teeth included in the region of the mandibular angle. The main advantages of this technique are the possibility of preservation of the inferior alveolar nerve bundle and significant reduction in postoperative morbidity. In this article, the authors show a case in which the sagittal osteotomy of the mandible was used to gain access for removal of a lesion (complex odontoma).
