Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 1104-1113 , July 2006

Severe Odontogenic Infections, Part 2: Prospective Outcomes Study

  • Thomas R. Flynn, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA; 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 Ave, 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
    • ,
  • Catherine Hayes, DMSc, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

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 Supported in part by the Montefiore Medical Center Department of Dentistry and the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education and Research Fund.

PII: S0278-2391(06)00400-9

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.03.031

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 1104-1113 , July 2006

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