Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 9 , Pages 1012-1017 , September 2002

Effects of age, amount of advancement, and genioplasty on neurosensory disturbance after a bilateral sagittal split osteotomy

  • Joseph E. Van Sickels, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Director of Residency Education, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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  • John P. Hatch, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Orthodontics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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  • Calogero Dolce, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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  • Robert A. Bays, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chief, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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  • John D. Rugh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, The University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

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☆ This study was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants DE 09630 and 07282.

☆☆ Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Van Sickels: Professor and Director of Residency Education, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, D-512 Chandler Medical Center, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0297; e-mail: vansick@pop.uky.edu

PII: S0278-2391(02)00064-2

doi: 10.1053/joms.2002.34411

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 9 , Pages 1012-1017 , September 2002

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