The case against mandibular condylotomy in the treatment of the painful, deranged temporomandibular joint

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-74

  Banks, Peter ^a  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

EID: 0031032358     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(97)90450-X     Document Type: Article

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