visor osteotomy

visor osteotomy
a surgical technique for augmenting an atrophic mandible, performed by splitting the mandible sagittally and sliding the cranial fragment upward, then supporting the structure with interposed grafts. Cf. sandwich o.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • visor/sandwich osteotomy — a combination of the visor and sandwich osteotomies in which the cut is in the vertical plane posterior to the mental foramina and at a 45° angle in the anterior region …   Medical dictionary

  • sandwich osteotomy — a surgical technique for augmenting an atrophic mandible; it is similar to a visor osteotomy (q.v.) but the split is a horizontal one confined between the mental foramina so that only the anterior portion of the cranial fragment is lifted upward …   Medical dictionary

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