Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 1093-1103 , July 2006

Severe Odontogenic Infections, Part 1: Prospective Report

  • Thomas R. Flynn, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine; and Associate Visiting Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Flynn: Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
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  • Rabie M. Shanti

      Affiliations

    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health Research Scholar, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; and Predoctoral Candidate, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
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  • Michael H. Levi, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Co-Director, Microbiology, Montefiore Medical Center; and Associate Professor of Pathology (Clinical), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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  • Arthur K. Adamo, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, North Bronx Healthcare Network; and Associate Clinical Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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  • Richard A. Kraut, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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  • Norman Trieger, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chairman Emeritus and Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00373-9

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.03.015

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 1093-1103 , July 2006

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