Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 924-930 , June 2006

Cherubism: A Clinical, Radiographic, and Histopathologic Comparison of 7 Cases

  • Miguel Peñarrocha, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Valencia University, Valencia, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Peñarrocha: Unidad Médico-Quirúrgica, Gascó Oliag 1, 46021 Valencia, Spain
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  • Jaime Bonet, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section Chief of Maxillofacial Surgery, “La Fe” University Hospital Children’s Center, Valencia, Spain
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  • Juan Manuel Mínguez, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Consultant in Maxillofacial Surgery, “La Fe” University Hospital Children’s Center, Valencia, Spain
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  • José Vicente Bagán, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Full Professor of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Valencia University; Head of the Service of Stomatology, Valencia University General Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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  • Francisco Vera, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Valencia University; Chairman of Pathology II, “La Fe” University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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  • Ignacio Mínguez, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of the Master in Oral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Valencia University, Valencia, Spain

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00211-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.02.003

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 924-930 , June 2006

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