Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 9 , Pages 1398-1403 , September 2006

Comparison of Wound Management Methods After Removal of Maxillofacial Osseous Lesions

  • Karindeep K. Chima, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Student in Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
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  • Edward B. Seldin, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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  • Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Director, Center for Applied Clinical Investigation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Dodson: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Warren 1201, Boston, MA 02114

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 This research was funded in part by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Research Foundation Student Training Award and the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education and Research Fund.

PII: S0278-2391(06)00691-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.05.025

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 9 , Pages 1398-1403 , September 2006