Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 11 , Pages 2169-2175 , November 2007

Histological and Histomorphometric Analysis of the Bone–Screw Interface in the Mandibular Body After Using a 2.0-mm Miniplate System: An Experimental Study in Dogs

  • Thiago Iafelice dos Santos, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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  • Paulo Tambasco de Oliveira, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Division of Oral Histology, Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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  • Adalberto Luiz Rosa, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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  • Valdemar Mallet da Rocha Barros, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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  • Vula Papalexiou, DDS, PhD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Formerly, PhD Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Currently, Adjunct Professor, Ponticifal Catholic University of Parana, Parana, Curitiba, Brazil.
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  • Cássio Edvard Sverzut, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Sverzut: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av do Cafe, s/n—Campus USP, 14040-904 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

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 This work was supported by The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP grant 02/06855-3 for C.E.S.).

PII: S0278-2391(06)02110-0

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.11.020

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 11 , Pages 2169-2175 , November 2007

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