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A MODIFIED "GULL-WING" TYPE INCISION FOR MINIMIZING POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN THE CHIN BONE GRAFT  

Kim, Ji-Hyuck (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Kangnung National University)
Lee, Jong-Ho (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
Lee, Suk-Keun (Department of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Kangnung National University)
Kim, Soung-Min (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Kangnung National University)
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Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons / v.31, no.2, 2005 , pp. 161-163 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the reconstruction of the hard tissue defect of the oral cavity, the usefulness of the chin bone graft, one of the intraoral donor site, is gradually increased. The advantages include reduced resorption rate after graft due to its membranous bone nature, relatively ease to harvest under local anesthesia, reduced operative time because of the same operative field, decreased morbidity, and relatively large amount of bone can be harvested compared to other intraoral donor site. It has also postoperative complications including paresthesia of the lip or chin area, discomfort of lower anterior teeth, and facial swelling around chin area. Of these complications, facial swelling occurs more frequently, is more severe as a early postoperative discomfort, and prevents fast recover of patient's social activity since this procedure is generally accomplished in the outpatient base under local anesthesia. So we applied a modified " gull-wing" type incision to minimize this complication, and now we report this simple but effective surgical technique with clinically favorable result.
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