The Effect of Pterygomasseteric Sling’s Area in the Postoperative Stability after Mandibular Setback Surgery

Purpose. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the correlation between the postoperative stability and area of pterygomasseteric sling (PMS). Materials and Methods. Forty patients of mandibular prognathism were treated by isolated mandibular setback. Serial lateral cephalograms were co...

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Main Authors: Chun-Ming Chen, Chun-Chan Ting, Jung-Hsuan Cheng, Kun-Jung Hsu, Yu-Chuan Tseng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7216120