Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 242-247 , February 2007

Prognostic Factors in Arthrocentesis of the Temporomandibular Joint: Comparison of Bradykinin, Leukotriene B4, Prostaglandin E2, and Substance P Level in Synovial Fluid Between Successful and Unsuccessful Cases

  • Keiseki Kaneyama, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Kaneyama: 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-machi, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa-Ken, 920-0293 Japan
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  • Natsuki Segami, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
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  • Jun Sato, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
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  • Kazuma Fujimura, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
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  • Toshikazu Nagao, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
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  • Hiroshi Yoshimura, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.

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 This study was partially supported by Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B-16791265) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan and by a Grant for Collaborative Research (C2005-5) from Kanazawa Medical University.

PII: S0278-2391(06)01418-2

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.10.068

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 242-247 , February 2007

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