British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 481-483 , September 2009

Management of dystonia of the lateral pterygoid muscle with botulinum toxin A

  • R. Amaral Mendes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Surgery, University of Porto, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Porto, Portugal
    • Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde - Norte, Porto, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Rua Garcia de Resende, 238 – 3° Esq. Frt., 4400-163 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. Tel.: +351 93 2805962.
    • ,
  • L.G. Upton

      Affiliations

    • Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

,Accepted 21 August 2008.

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00465-8

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.08.010

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 481-483 , September 2009

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