Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 277-285 , February 2008

Recombinant Human BMP-2 Enhances the Effects of Materials Used for Reconstruction of Large Cranial Defects

Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting 2005; the 10th International Congress on Cleft Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies 2005; and the 11th Biennial International Conference of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery 2005.

  • Mohammed E. Elsalanty, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology, and the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Medical School of Georgia, Augusta, GA.
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  • Yong-Chen Por, MBBS, MMed

      Affiliations

    • Registrar, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore.
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  • David G. Genecov, MD

      Affiliations

    • Director, International Craniofacial Institute, and Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Center, Medical City, Dallas, TX; and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas, TX.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Genecov: International Craniofacial Institute, Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Center, 7777 Forest Lane, Suite C717, Dallas, TX 75230
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  • Kenneth E. Salyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chairman, World Craniofacial Foundation, Dallas, TX; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas, TX.
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  • Qian Wang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA.
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  • C.R. Barcelo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Director, International Craniofacial Institute and Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Center, Medical City, Dallas, TX.
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  • Karen Troxler, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biomet, Inc, Warsaw, IN.
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  • El Gendler, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor Emeritus of Research Orthopaedics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Coast Tissue Bank, Los Angeles, CA.
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  • Lynne A. Opperman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Director of Technology Development, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas, TX.

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PII: S0278-2391(07)01421-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.06.626

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 277-285 , February 2008