Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 9 , Pages 1680-1684 , September 2007

Exuberant Foreign Body Giant Cell Reaction to a Teflon/Proplast Temporomandibular Joint Implant: Report of a Case

  • Michael Lypka, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Former Chief Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
    • ,
  • Dennis-Duke R. Yamashita, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Chair and Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Yamashita: 3521 E Beverly Boulevard, Montebello, CA 90640-1540

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01886-6

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.09.030

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 9 , Pages 1680-1684 , September 2007

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