Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 8 , Pages 1530-1537 , August 2007

Influence of Unilateral Masseter Muscle Atrophy on Craniofacial Morphology in Growing Rabbits

  • 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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  • Hyo-Sang Park, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Orthodontics, 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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  • In-Sook Park, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Instructor, Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.
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  • Chang-Hyeon An, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

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

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 This study was supported by Korea Research Foundation Grant (KRF-2004-003-E00227).

PII: S0278-2391(06)01965-3

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.059

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 8 , Pages 1530-1537 , August 2007

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