Manipulating the Mandibular Distraction Site at Different Stages of Consolidation

Wei, Shang; Scadeng, Miriam; Yamashita, Dennis Duke; Pollack, Harvey; Faridi, Omar; Tran, Binh; Shuler, Charles; Yen, Stephen

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2005.10.037

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Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 840-846, May 2007

Manipulating the Mandibular Distraction Site at Different Stages of Consolidation

Shang Wei, DDS
- Formerly, Visiting Scholar, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and Currently, Chairman, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Affiliated Medical College, Qingdao University, Shandong, China.
Miriam Scadeng, MD
- Formerly, Research Associate, Department of Radiology, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; and Currently, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Dennis Duke Yamashita, DDS
- Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Harvey Pollack, MD
- Formerly, Research Associate, Department of Radiology, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Omar Faridi, BA
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Resident, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Binh Tran, BA
- Orthodontic Resident, St Louis University, St Louis, MO.
Charles Shuler, DMD, PhD
- Director, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Stephen Yen, DMD, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and Director, Craniofacial Orthodontics, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Yen: Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, CSA 103, 2250 Alcazar Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033