Stability of maxilla downgrafting after rigid or wire fixation

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1287-1291

  Major, Paul W ^a,b,c   Philippson, Gerald E ^a,d   Glover, Kenneth E ^a,d   Grace, Michael G A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Division of Orthodontics   (Canada)

^c Graduate Studies and Research   (Canada)

^d Department of Stomatology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; OSTEOTOMY; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0030470173     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(96)90483-8     Document Type: Article

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