British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 279-283 , June 2007

Anchored disc phenomenon with a normally positioned disc in the temporomandibular joint: Characteristics and behaviour

  • Keiseki Kaneyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-cho, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa-pref. 920-0293, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-cho, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa-ken., Japan. Tel.: +81 76 286 2211x7018; fax: +81 76 286 2010.
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  • Natsuki Segami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-cho, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa-pref. 920-0293, Japan
    • ,
  • Tsurusako Shin-Ichi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seirei Hospital, 56 Kawanayama-cho, Showaku, Nagoya-city, Aichi-pref. 466-8633, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazuma Fujimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-cho, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa-pref. 920-0293, Japan
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  • Jun Sato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Diagnosis and Oral Medicine, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, N-13, W-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8586, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshikazu Nagao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-cho, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa-pref. 920-0293, Japan

,Accepted 21 August 2006.

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PII: S0266-4356(06)00173-2

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.08.021

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 279-283 , June 2007

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