Fractal analysis of mandibular bony healing after orthognathic surgery

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 763-767

  Heo, Min Suk ^a   Park, Kwan Soo ^a   Lee, Sam Sun ^a   Choi, Soon Chul ^a   Koak, Jai Young ^a   Heo, Seong Joo ^a   Han, Chong Hyun ^b   Kim, Jong Dae ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; BONE SCREW; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MANDIBLE; ORAL SURGERY; OSTEOTOMY; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNATHIA; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; BONE REGENERATION; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; MALE; MANDIBLE; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY; PROGNATHISM; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036887029     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/moe.2002.128972     Document Type: Article

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