Management of Atrophic Mandible Fractures: Are Bone Grafts Necessary?

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1392-1395

  Van Sickels, Joseph E ^a   Cunningham, Larry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2;

ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE GRAFT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SPLINTING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION, PERIODONTAL; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 77952288552     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.08.020     Document Type: Article

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