British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 279-282 , August 2006

Postoperative radiographs after open reduction and internal fixation of the mandible: Are they useful?

,Accepted 24 June 2005.

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PII: S0266-4356(05)00206-8

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.06.019

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 279-282 , August 2006

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