British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 446-449 , September 2009

Accuracy of maxillary positioning in bimaxillary surgery

  • W.B. Kretschmer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Marienhospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    • Clinic of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Boeheimstr. 37, 70199 Stuttgart, Germany. Tel.: +49 711 6489 8261; fax: +49 711 6489 8262.
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  • W. Zoder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Marienhospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    • ,
  • G. Baciut

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    • ,
  • Mihaela Bacuit

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    • ,
  • K. Wangerin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Marienhospital, Stuttgart, Germany

,Accepted 8 June 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00217-4

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.06.004

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 446-449 , September 2009

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