%0 Journal Article %T Preserving the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve during submandibular region surgery: a cadaveric safety study %A Ajith Peiris Malalasekera %A Basnayaka Mudiyanselage Oshan Deshanjana Basnayake %A Dimonge Joseph Anthony %A Yasith Mathangasinghe %J Archive of "Patient Safety in Surgery". %D 2018 %R 10.1186/s13037-018-0170-4 %X A summary of the studies describing the maximum downward deviation of the MMBFN from the lower border of the mandible (MMBFN ¨C Marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve %K Marginal mandibular branch %K Facial nerve %K Mandible %K Submandibular incision %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6106836/