Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1743-1750 , December 2006

The Early Psychological Adjustment of Cleft Patients After Maxillary Distraction Osteogenesis and Conventional Orthognathic Surgery: A Preliminary Study

  • Lim Kwong Cheung, BDS, FDSRCPS, FFDRCS, FRACDS, FRACDS (OMS), FHKAM (DS), FCDSHK (OMS), FDSRCS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chair Professor, Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Cheung: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • John Ser Pheng Loh, BDS

      Affiliations

    • Master’s Degree Graduate, Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
    • ,
  • Samuel M.Y. Ho, BSocSci, MSocSci, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

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 This clinical study was supported by the Competitive Earnmarked Research Grant from the Hong Kong Research Grant Council (HKU 7577/05M).

PII: S0278-2391(06)01389-9

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.12.060

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1743-1750 , December 2006

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