Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 597-607 , April 2007

Relationship Between Patients’ Perceptions of Postsurgical Sequelae and Altered Sensations After Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy

  • Ceib Phillips, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Phillips: Department of Orthodontics, CB 7450, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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  • Greg Essick, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
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  • George Blakey III, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
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  • Myron Tucker, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Charlotte, NC.

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 Funded in part by NIH grant DE01367.

PII: S0278-2391(06)01369-3

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.12.078

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 597-607 , April 2007

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