[Bone healing and the prevention of recurrence in the surgical treatment of prognathism]

Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac. 1977;78(4):255-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors analyse a series of 60 cases of mandibular prognathism treated using the technique of Trauner-Obwegeser modified by Dalpont. The last 40 cases involved no surgical procedure as far as the musculature was concerned and no difference in the course of bone healing was noted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Facial Muscles / physiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mandible / growth & development
  • Mandible / physiology*
  • Mandible / surgery
  • Masticatory Muscles / physiology
  • Muscle Tonus
  • Orbit
  • Osteotomy
  • Prognathism / etiology
  • Prognathism / surgery*
  • Recurrence
  • Tongue / physiology
  • Wound Healing