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FACIAL NERVE INJURY RELATED TO THE INTRAORAL VERTICAL RAMUS OSTEOTOMY: A CASE REPORT  

Huh, Jin-Young (Department of Dentistry, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan)
Kim, Tae-Yeon (Department of Dentistry, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan)
Choi, Byung-Ho (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)
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Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons / v.29, no.5, 2003 , pp. 346-348 More about this Journal
Abstract
A facial nerve palsy is described in a patient who underwent IVRO for the correction of a facial asymmetry and anterior openbite. A possible mechanism of facial nerve injury is discussed.
Keywords
Intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy; Facial nerve injury;
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