Removal of asymptomatic bone plates used for orthognathic surgery and facial fractures

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 618-621

  Alpert, Brian ^a   Seligson, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ALLERGIC REACTION; BONE PLATE; CARCINOGENICITY; FACE FRACTURE; FACE INJURY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INFECTION; PLATE FIXATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; REVIEW; STRESS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOXICITY;

EID: 0030453576     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(96)90645-X     Document Type: Article

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