Sagittal osteotomy for the removal of deeply impacted mandibular molars: a presentation of series of cases.

Sagittal osteotomy was primarily described as a treatment for prognathism and retrognathia. It has been rarely reported as an option for the removal of deeply impacted tooth. The principal indication of this approach is when the tooth is deeply impacted on the mandibular ramus or body and it presents intimate relationship between its root and inferior alveolar neurovascular bundles. In this article the author related three rare cases of lower third molar included. Because of the unusual deeply position of these, the SRRO surgery technique was realized to remove them. Sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) is technically safe and allows the removal of teeth in situations of deeply impacted mandibular ramus, angle or body with minimal trauma in a short time.