EVALUATE THE PSYCHOMETRIC VARIABILITY OF PARTIAL AND BILATERAL SURGICAL REMOVAL OF BICHAT SPHERES

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.15941924090210

• Palavras-chave: Bichat, Cheek, Bichectomy.

• Keywords: Bichat, Cheek, Bichectomy.

• Abstract:

  Bichectomy is a surgical procedure in which partial resection of the "Bichat Ball" is recommended, which significantly improves the harmony of the face, altering the right third of the face and reduces chronic damage to the oral mucosa due to chewing. The functional objective of this surgical technique is to reduce the chronic bite damage to the oral mucosa, which is caused by the large volume of these anatomical structures and when the bite wound is harmful to the oral tissues, it can cause various pathological lesions. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the validity of the technique based on the psychometric variability of partial and bilateral surgical removal of Bichat spheres based on a clinical case, proving that the surgery achieves the expected results. The research methodology is characterized as descriptive, exploratory with a qualitative approach.