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SUBMITTER: Krishnan Santha K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7222615 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 20200401 2
<h4>Objectives</h4>Long-term facial paralysis results in degeneration of the distal nerve segment and atrophy of the supplied muscles. Options for these patients include free muscle transfer, temporalis myoplasty, and botulinum toxin injections for smile reanimation. In this study we aimed to evaluate the subjective and objective outcomes of these procedures.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>In our study, we retrospectively analyzed smile symmetry in patients with facial palsy (n=8) who underwent fa ...[more]