Patient perceptions of orthognathic surgery

American Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1985, Pages 137-145

  Flanary, Carolyn M ^a   Barnwell Jr , George M ^a   Alexander, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Orthognathic surgery; patient perceptions; presurgical preparation; psychological response; surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; ORTHOGNATHIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JAW; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOTIVATION; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0021793953     PISSN: 00029416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9416(85)90238-6     Document Type: Article

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