Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 384-389 , March 2006

Anatomical Study of the Complications of Intraoral Vertico-Sagittal Ramus Osteotomy

  • Kazuma Fujimura, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Fujimura: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Uchinada, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
    • ,
  • Natsuki Segami, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman
    • ,
  • Susumu Kobayashi, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Undergraduate Student

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 Received from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan

PII: S0278-2391(05)01829-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.009

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 384-389 , March 2006

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