Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3153344 | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
For mandibular setback surgery of 5 mm, this study concluded that the fixation technique based on the miniplate group was significantly less rigid than the fixation observed in the hybrid and inverted-L groups. Mechanically, adding 1 bicortical positional screw in the retromolar region in the miniplate technique may achieve the same stabilization offered by inverted-L fixation for mandibular sagittal split ramus osteotomy setback surgery in vitro.
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Authors
Bernardo Ferreira DDS, MS, PhD, Rafael DDS, MS, PhD, Glaucia Maria Bovi DDS, MS, PhD, Luis Augusto DDS, MS, PhD,