British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 629-630 , December 2009

Total mandibular subapical osteotomy: modification of the technique

  • Ricardo I. Mohammed-Ali

      Affiliations

    • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, East Midlands Rotation, North Trent, 50 Ashford Rise, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1TJ, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 7810614803.
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  • Andrew Schache

      Affiliations

    • The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead, RH19 3DZ, United Kingdom
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  • S. Walsh

      Affiliations

    • The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead, RH19 3DZ, United Kingdom
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  • Kenneth Sneddon

      Affiliations

    • The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead, RH19 3DZ, United Kingdom

,Accepted 25 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.11.017

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 629-630 , December 2009

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