The need of postoperative radiographs in maxillofacial fractures - A prospective multicentric study

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 525-529

  Jain, Manoj Kumar ^a   Alexander, Mohan ^b  

^a Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital   (India)

^b DJ College of Dental Sciences and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Maxillofacial fractures; Multicentric study; Postoperative radiographs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FACE FRACTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA FRACTURE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; DENTAL OCCLUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MAXILLARY FRACTURES; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; ORBITAL FRACTURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SKULL FRACTURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGOMATIC FRACTURES;

EID: 70049095341     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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