Effect of the number of screws on the stability of locking mandibular reconstruction plates

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 732-735

  Pereira Filho, V A ^a   Da Silva, B N ^a   Nunes Reis, J M ^a   Spin Neto, R ^a   Real Gabrielli, M F ^a   Monnazzi, M S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

atrophic mandible; edentulous mandible; mandibular fracture

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LOCKING SCREW; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84877017709     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: 13990020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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