Comparison of stability of mandibular segments following the sagittal split ramus osteotomy with poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) screws and titanium screws fixation

Orthodontic Waves

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Oba, Yasuo ^a   Yasue, Akihiro ^a   Kaneko, Kazuyuki ^a   Uchida, Ryoko ^a   Shioyasono, Atsushi ^a   Moriyama, Keiji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b Maxillofacial Orthognathics   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mandibular prognathism; Mandibular segments; Poly l lactic acid (PLLA) screw; Sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO); Titanium screw

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749181071     PISSN: 13440241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.odw.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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