Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 10 , Pages 1469-1474 , October 2006

Long-Term Postoperative Bleeding After Dentoalveolar Surgery in the Pretransplant Liver Failure Patient

  • Brent B. Ward, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Ward: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, B1-208 TC, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0018
    • ,
  • E. Marc Weideman, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01075-5

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.05.044

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 10 , Pages 1469-1474 , October 2006

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