British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 447-450 , September 2007

An experimental in vivo analysis of the resorption to ultrasound activated pins (Sonic weld®) and standard biodegradable screws (ResorbX®) in sheep

  • E. Pilling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Technology Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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  • R. Mai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Technology Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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  • F. Theissig

      Affiliations

    • Institut für Pathologie, Humaine Klinikum. Bad Saarow, Germany
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  • B. Stadlinger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Technology Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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  • R. Loukota

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS2 9LU, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds LS2 9LU, UK. Tel.: +44 113 343 6219; fax: +44 113 343 6264.
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  • U. Eckelt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Technology Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany

,Accepted 4 December 2006.

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PII: S0266-4356(06)00274-9

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.12.002

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 447-450 , September 2007

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