Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 1109-1116 , June 2007

Biomechanical Evaluation of Le Fort I Maxillary Fracture Plating Techniques

  • Hang Wang, DDS, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Stomatology College, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
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  • Meng-Shi Chen, MSC

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, West China Stomatology College, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
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  • Yu-Bo Fan, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, West China Stomatology College, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
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  • Wei Tang, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Stomatology College, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
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  • Wei-Dong Tian, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Stomatology College, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Tian: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Stomatology College, No. 14, 3rd Section, Renmin Road, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan University, P.R. China

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.020

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 6 , Pages 1109-1116 , June 2007

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