British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 8 , Pages 665-670 , December 2008

Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting: the Dilemma of Donor Site Selection and Morbidity

  • Ma’amon A. Rawashdeh

      Affiliations

    • Department Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Associate Professor Jordan University of Science & Technology, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon King Abdullah University Hospital, Coordinator of Cleft Lip & Palate Centre at King Abdullah University Hospital, Jordan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: P.O. Box: 3795, Baghdad Street, Irbid, Post Code: 21110, Jordan. Tel.: +962 79 5551549; fax: +962 2 7305339.
    • ,
  • Hani Telfah

      Affiliations

    • Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Royal Medical Services, Jordan Armed Forces, Jordan
    • Tel.: +962 79 5889844.

,Accepted 8 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.07.184

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 8 , Pages 665-670 , December 2008

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