Table 2.

Comparison of surgical approaches for middle and posterior third tongue

	Per oral rescection	Mandibulotomy. mandibular swing	Pull through	MLRA
Access to lesion	Difficult	Easy	Difficult	Easy
Lip split, facial scarring and labial asymmetry	No	Yes	No	No
Mental nerve damage and labial anesthesia	No	May be	No	No
Access to posterior margin and deep tongue	Very difficult	Easy	Very difficult	Good
Damage to inner mucoperiosteum	No	No	No	Yes
Blood loss during surgery	More	More	More	More
Fistulae rate	More	More	More	Less
Malunion or non-union of the osteotomy site	No	Yes	No	No
Chances of mandibular osteo radionecrosis	Less	More	Less	More
Flap suturing	Very difficult	Very easy	Very difficult	Easy