Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 11 , Pages 2176-2180 , November 2007

Evaluation of Mandibular Setback After Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy With the Hunsuck Modification and Miniplate Fixation

  • Xue-Wen Yang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Stomatology, Wuhan University and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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  • Xing Long, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Stomatology, Wuhan University and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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  • San-Jie Yeweng, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Stomatology, Wuhan University and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
    • ,
  • Chia-Tze Kao, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Oral Material Science, Chung Shan Medical University; Orthodontic Department, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Kao: Institute of Oral Material Science, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan 110, Section 1, Chien Kuo North Road, Taichung, Taiwan

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.11.022

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 11 , Pages 2176-2180 , November 2007

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