Assessment of Pterygomaxillary Separation in Le Fort I Osteotomy in Class III Patients
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Assessment of pterygomaxillary separation in Le Fort I Osteotomy in class III patients.
PURPOSE To examine the separation of the pterygomaxillary region at the posterior nasal spine level after Le Fort I osteotomy in Class III patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study group consisted of 37 Japanese patients with mandibular prognathism and asymmetry, with maxillary retrognathism or asymmetry. A total of 74 sides were examined. Le Fort I osteotomy was performed without a pterygoid ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0278-2391
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.11.019