Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 8 , Pages 1470-1476 , August 2007

Long-Term Outcomes After Treatment of Condylar Fracture by Intraoral Access: A Functional and Radiologic Assessment

  • Rafael Block Veras, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Plastic Maxillofacial Surgery, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Veras: Department of Oral and Plastic Maxillofacial Surgery, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst Grube Strasse 40, D-06097 Halle (Saale), Germany
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  • Marcus S. Kriwalsky, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Plastic Maxillofacial Surgery, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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  • Alexander W. Eckert, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Resident, Department of Oral and Plastic Maxillofacial Surgery, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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  • Johannes Schubert, DDS, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Director and Head of Department, Department of Oral and Plastic Maxillofacial Surgery, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
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  • Peter Maurer, DDS, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Supervisor, Department of Oral and Plastic Maxillofacial Surgery, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.07.016

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 8 , Pages 1470-1476 , August 2007

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