Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 60-65 , January 2007

Functional Sensory Recovery After Trigeminal Nerve Repair

  • Srinivas M. Susarla, BA

      Affiliations

    • Fellow in Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Mr Susarla: Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
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  • Leonard B. Kaban, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dean, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
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  • R. Bruce Donoff, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Walter C. Guralnick Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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  • Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor and Director of Center for Applied Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

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 This study was supported by Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation Fellowship in Clinical Investigation (S.M.S.), and the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education and Research Fund (S.M.S., T.B.D.).

PII: S0278-2391(06)01388-7

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.115

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 60-65 , January 2007

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