Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 952-955 , June 2006

Temporomandibular Joint Arthrocentesis —More Questions Than Answers?

  • Madanagopalan Ethunandan, BM, MDS, FDSRCS, FFDRCS, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Specialist Registrar, Maxillofacial Unit, St. Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Alan W. Wilson, BDS, BM (Hons), FDSRCS, FRCS (OMFS)

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Maxillofacial Unit, St. Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, United Kingdom.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Wilson: Maxillofacial Unit, St. Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, PO19 4SE, UK

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00230-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.02.012

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 952-955 , June 2006

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