Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 4 , Pages 691-698 , April 2008

Soft Tissue Facial Planes and Masticatory Muscle Function in Skeletal Class III Patients Before and After Orthognathic Surgery Treatment

  • Chiarella Sforza, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Human Anatomy, Functional Anatomy Research Center (FARC), Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell’Apparato Stomatognatico (LAFAS), Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint request to Dr Sforza: Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana, via Mangiagalli 31, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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  • Redento Peretta, MD, DOS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, Functional Anatomy Research Center (FARC), Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell’Apparato Stomatognatico (LAFAS), Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
    • ,
  • Gaia Grandi, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Postdoctoral Student, Functional Anatomy Research Center (FARC), Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell’Apparato Stomatognatico (LAFAS), Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
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  • Giuseppe Ferronato, MD, MDD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Maxillofacial Surgery, Dipartimento di Specialità Medico Chirurgiche/ Clinica Odontoiatrica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy.
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  • Virgilio F. Ferrario, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Human Anatomy and Department Head, Functional Anatomy Research Center (FARC), Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell’Apparato Stomatognatico (LAFAS), Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.06.645

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 4 , Pages 691-698 , April 2008

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