Combined surgical procedures to correct facial deformities: an update.
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Publications and source records attributed to W E Sugg.
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Combined maxillary-mandibular surgical procedures to correct facial deformities raise problems not usually seem when correction is limited to one arch. When multiple procedures are contemplated, it is easy to lose the relationship of theocclusion to the proposed facial contour. Model surgery is the key to determining the correct surgical site. Conflicting requirements of staging, flap design, and fixation often arise. Six maxillary-mandibular combined correction procedures that required exact diagnosis and careful planning have been presented. Explanning have been presented. Excellent long-term results were gained in each case.
A brief review of the literature on necrotizing sialometaplasia has been presented. A patient with necrotizing sialometaplasia of the retromolar pad is reported. This is the first such lesion to be described in an oral site other than the palate. Clinical, histologic, and etiologic aspects of the lesion have veen discussed.
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Accepting the requirement that there must be intimate contact between a split-thickness skin graft and the underlying periosteum in a vestibuloplasty, a method of forming a stent to meet this.criterion is presented. The procedure uses an overextended impression and a custom-made acrylic resin base. Two methods of modifying the base with a secondary impression to form a stent at the time of the operation are described.
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Dermoid cysts of the floor of the mouth comprise aproximately 0.01 per cent of all oral cystic lesions. This case is presented because of its large size, its unusual location, and the difficulty encountered in removing the mass.
Six hundred cases of cleidocranial dysostosis have been reported since the disorder was first described in 1898. This is the first case reported with cystic involvement.
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