British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 561-563, October 2008

Submental intubation in orthognathic surgery: initial experience

Regional Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, Tooting, London, SW17 0QT, UK

Accepted 16 February 2008. published online 01 July 2008.

Abstract 

Submental intubation is a technique for use in maxillofacial trauma, which allows precise assessment of changes to the nasolabial complex, midlines, cants, and incisal display in patients having maxillary orthognathic surgery. We report our initial experience of it used as an adjunct in the management of orthognathic surgery in a series of 44 patients.

Keywords: Submental, Intubation, Orthognathic, Bimaxillary, Le fort 1

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00157-5

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.02.021

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 561-563, October 2008

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