Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 7 , Pages 1297-1302 , July 2007

Skeletal Stability Following Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy (BSSO) With and Without Condylar Positioning Device

  • Marcus Gerressen, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Fellow, Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Plastic Facial Surgery, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Gerressen: Klinik für Zahn-, Mund-, Kiefer- und Plastische Gesichtschirurgie des Universitätsklinikums der RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraβe 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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  • Gereon Stockbrink, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Fellow, Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Plastic Facial Surgery, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
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  • Ralf Smeets, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Plastic Facial Surgery, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
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  • Dieter Riediger, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chair, Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Plastic Facial Surgery, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
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  • Alireza Ghassemi, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Plastic Facial Surgery, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.026

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 7 , Pages 1297-1302 , July 2007

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