Three weeks postop, the buccal infection dissolves (Fig.11).  What has not disappeared is the buccal undercut (*): the basis for potential buccal perforation.  Buccolingual osteotomy trajectory should be adjusted intraoperatively accordingly.

Buccal Deviation

Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 02/15/2015, last revision 02/16/2015