This study was to describe the use of inverted-L osteotomy of ramus and iliac bone graft for the management of mandibular deficiency in adult patients. From 2008 to 2010, 11 patients (aged 19 to 29 ...

"To the best of our knowledge, no article about traumatic necrosis of the ramus mandible is present in the literature," wrote the authors, led by Dr. Antonio Romano of Federico II University of Naples ...

Sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) surgery improves the quality of life of "long jaw" patients better than intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO) surgery, according to study findings published ...

With a normal bite, the upper jaw and teeth are sitting slightly in front of the lower jaw. However, when people are described as having a long face or a prominent jaw, they may have a condition ...