A Morphological Study of the Lingula in South Africans in Relation to Sagittal Split Osteotomy

............................................................................................3 DEDICATION...................................................................................... 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................................................................ 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................... 7 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS............................................................................................. 9 LIST OF FIGURES...................................................................................10 LIST OF TABLES.............................................................................................................11 1.0 INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 12 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW.................................................................. 14 2.1 Shape of the lingula................................................................ 14 2.2 Location of the lingula............................................................ 15 2.3 The significance of the lingula in SSRO....................................... 17 2.3.1 Unfavourable fractures.............................................. 18 2.3.2 Inferior alveolar nerve injury...................................... 20 2.3.3 Haemorrhage ......................................................... 21 3.0 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES............................................................... 24 3.1 Aim................................................................................... 24 3.2 Objectives........................................................................... 24 4.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS........................................................ 25 4.1 Study setting........................................................................ 25