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case_images: Facial profile at initial presentation.
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case_images: He has been reviewed regularly and he requested to have a replacement of his missing teeth on the lower left side due to a difficulty in eating and the effect on his appearance (Figure 1). Clinical examination reveals an asymmetrical face with a slightly depressed left lower body of the mandible on a class I skeletal pattern (Figures 1 and 2).
case_images: Coronal view profile at initial presentation.
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case_images: Clinical examination reveals an asymmetrical face with a slightly depressed left lower body of the mandible on a class I skeletal pattern (Figures 1 and 2).
case_images: Preoperative maxillary occlusal view.
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case_images: The dentition on the maxillary arch was unrestored (Figure 3).
case_images: Preoperative mandibular occlusal view, note the tongue occupying the edentulous area.
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case_images: This has caused the tongue to occupy the space that used to be occupied by teeth and alveolus in the left mandibular segment (Figures 4, 5, and 6).
case_images: Preoperative right buccal view at maximum intercuspation.
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case_images: This has caused the tongue to occupy the space that used to be occupied by teeth and alveolus in the left mandibular segment (Figures 4, 5, and 6).
case_images: Left buccal view at maximum intercuspation. Note the tongue occupying the edentulous space.
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case_images: This has caused the tongue to occupy the space that used to be occupied by teeth and alveolus in the left mandibular segment (Figures 4, 5, and 6). The healing of the operation site was uneventful (Figures 6 and 7).
case_images: Preoperative frontal view with teeth at maximum intercuspation.
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case_images: The healing of the operation site was uneventful (Figures 6 and 7).
case_images: Orthopantomogram.
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case_images: An orthopantomogram was taken to evaluate the remaining bony structure of the mandible (Figure 8).