Evaluation of modified nasal to oral endotracheal tube switch—For modified alar base cinching after maxillary orthognathic surgery

Background: Soft tissue changes secondary to Maxillary orthognathic surgery are many fold. The alar flare is one among them, which affects the appearance of the patient. Cinch suture has been used to prevent alar flare; but the presence of anaesthetic tube hinders cinching. So, the study was aimed t...

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Main Authors: Taj Nizam Shakeel Shaik, Sridhar Meka, Pavan Kumar Ch., Naga Neelima Devi Kolli, P. Srinivas Chakravarthi, Vivekanand S. Kattimani, Krishna Prasad L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426816300422