sagittal splitting of mandible
- sagittal splitting of mandible
- intraoral osteotomy of the ascending mandibular ramus and posterior body of the mandible in the sagittal plane for correction of prognathism, retrognathism, or open bite; an alternative procedure confines the split to the body of the mandible.
Medical dictionary.
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