Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 73-76 , January 2008

Analysis of 115 Mandibular Angle Fractures

  • Aleysson O. Paza, PhD, MS, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Joinville University-Univille, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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  • Allan Abuabara, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Specialist in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Health Division, Joinville City Hall, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
    • ,
  • Luis A. Passeri, PhD, MS, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Piracicaba Dental School, and Division of Plastic Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas-Unicamp, São Paulo, Brazil.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Passeri: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba-Unicamp, Av Limeira, 901 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil 13414-903

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.05.025

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 73-76 , January 2008

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