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Masseter muscle reattachment after jaw implant?

hgc1227Jan 9, 2017
I had mandible implants done a couple years back and the masseter muscle on one side separated from the bone. There's no pain but now I have an asymmetrical lower jaw. There was a whitepaper done on this surgery a while back but I was wondering how common this is and how many doctors know of this surgery?

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