Complete bony fusion of the mandible to the zygomatic complex and maxillary tuberosity: Case report and review

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-79

  Laster, Zvi ^a,b   Temkin, Daniel ^a   Zarfin, Yehoshua ^a   Kushnir, Amir ^b  

^a Dept of Oral/Maxillofacial Surg ^*  (Israel)

^b Poriya Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alveolar ridge fusion; Classification; Syngnathia; Zygomatico mandibular fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; GINGIVA; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MICROGNATHIA; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SYNOSTOSIS; ZYGOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GINGIVA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MICROGNATHISM; PREGNANCY; SYNOSTOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; ZYGOMA;

EID: 0035242162     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijom.2000.0009     Document Type: Article

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