Inferior alveolar nerve injury after sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible: A literature review

Background: Inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) injury is a serious potential complication of orthognathic surgery because the osteotomy cut-line during sagittal split osteotomy (SSO) of the mandible runs close to the mandibular canal. According to statistics, 9%–85% of patients who undergo such surgery s...

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Main Authors: Iryna Logvynenko, Valeriia Bursova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. 2024-12-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096691124000888