Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 10 , Pages 1480-1486 , October 2006

Relationship Between the Morphologies of the Masseter Muscle and the Ramus and Occlusal Force in Patients With Mandibular Prognathism

  • Koichiro Ueki, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Ueki: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
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  • Daisuke Takazakura, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Japan.
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  • Kohei Marukawa, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Japan.
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  • Mayumi Shimada, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Japan.
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  • Kiyomasa Nakagawa, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Japan.
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  • Etsuhide Yamamoto, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chief Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Japan.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00428-9

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.03.036

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 10 , Pages 1480-1486 , October 2006

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