Guest guest Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 I have not. But I am not a professional in this field, either. Cammie > Hello all, > > I'm having a maxillary reduction Jan 14 (Le Fort I Maxillary Osteotomy). His resident did the work-up on me and went over the > consent form. He did include 'necrosis' as a possible risk, meaning death to the upper jawbone and gum tissue. He (the resident) > said the odds of that happening were in the order of 1 in 100,000, and that neither he nor my doctor have EVER seen it occur. My > doctor said 'it simply doesn't happen anymore'. > > Has anyone ever seen or heard of this occurring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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