Management of Atrophic Edentulous Mandibular Fractures: The Case for Primary Reconstruction With Immediate Bone Grafting

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 882-887

  Tiwana, Paul S ^a   Abraham, Matthew S ^b   Kushner, George M ^c   Alpert, Brian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b School of Dentistry ^*

^c Hospital Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATROPHY; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DENTAL IMPLANTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62649092949     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.11.038     Document Type: Article

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