Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1731-1735 , December 2006

A Retrospective Analysis of Oral and Maxillofacial Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents

  • Tomoko Yokoyama, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Yokoyama: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 880 Kita-kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan
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  • Yasuki Motozawa, BS

      Affiliations

    • Trainee, Department of Legal Medicine, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.
    • ,
  • Tadaaki Sasaki, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.
    • ,
  • Masahito Hitosugi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Legal Medicine, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01404-2

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.104

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1731-1735 , December 2006

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