- vertical ramus osteotomy
- a type of osteotomy performed to correct prognathism; the ramus is resected in a vertical line proceeding from the sigmoid notch to the angle area of the lower border of the mandible.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
vertical ramus osteotomy
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Osteotomy — Taking out part or all of a bone, or cutting into or through bone. * * * Cutting a bone, usually by means of a saw or osteotome. [osteo + G. tome, incision] “C” sliding o. an extraoral o. in the shape of a “C” performed bilaterally in the… … Medical dictionary
Dentofacial osteotomy — A Dentofacial Osteotomy (also known as corrective jaw surgery) is an oral surgery where bone is cut, moved, modified, and realigned to correct a dentofacial deformity. The word “osteotomy” means the division, or excision of bone. The dental… … Wikipedia
