Alteration of chin sensibility due to damage of the cutaneous branch of the mylohyoid nerve during genioplasty

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1371-1373

  Guyot, Laurent ^a   Layoun, Walid ^a   Richard, Olivier ^a   Cheynet, Francois ^a   Gola, Raymond ^a  

^a Northside University Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIN; FACE SURGERY; FACIAL NERVE; GENIOPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; MYLOHYOID NERVE; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036844453     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joms.2002.35753     Document Type: Article

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