Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 8 , Pages 1538-1543 , August 2007

Relationship Between the Masticatory Muscles and Mandibular Skeleton in Mandibular Prognathism With and Without Asymmetry

  • Tae-Geon Kwon, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Kwon: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Samduck 2 Ga, Jung Gu, Daegu, 700-421, Korea
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  • Ki-Ho Lee, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • PhD Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
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  • Hyo-Sang Park, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
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  • Hyun-Mo Ryoo, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
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  • Hyun-Jung Kim, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Pedodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
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  • Sang-Han Lee, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

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 This research was supported by the Kyungpook National University Research Team Fund, 2003.

PII: S0278-2391(06)01893-3

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.09.024

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 8 , Pages 1538-1543 , August 2007

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