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GEORGE A. WESSBERG, DDS; STEPHEN C. HILL, DDS

Arch Otolaryngol. 1981;107(10):650.

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Recently, Wood et al¹ advocated the removal of a healthy incisor tooth to facilitate the median labiomandibular glossotomy approach to the posterior region of the oropharynx. Under these circumstances, head and neck surgeons should exercise caution before extracting a tooth, since, in the interest of preserving healthy teeth, interdental osteotomies have been accomplished routinely and with good success by oral and maxillofacial surgeons for several years.^2,3 When the median labiomandibular glossotomy approach is performed, the utilization of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon's expertise with interdental osteotomies can be beneficial. The use of a midline interdental osteotomy with this procedure prevents an unesthetic, edentulous space in the anterior mandible that is expensive and difficult to restore prosthetically. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University of Texas Southwestern Medical School 5323 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas, TX 75235

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