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Jjya

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Shortening the mandible
« on: January 17, 2014, 02:30:23 AM »
Is this ever done?
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geijutsu

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Re: Shortening the mandible
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2014, 03:12:30 AM »
You mean setting the mandible back, or shortening the ramus?
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Jjya

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Re: Shortening the mandible
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2014, 02:38:54 PM »
Shortening the length of the mandible from ear to ear?
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Re: Shortening the mandible
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2014, 05:06:27 AM »
this is done by some surgeons for class 3s and is called mandibular set-back.

other surgeons (triaca et al) never do a mandibular set-back, because it can lead to soft tissue bunching up in the back of the throat (sleep apnea), so they simply advance the maxilla into a class 1 relationship.
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