Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 4 , Pages 699-703 , April 2008

Importance of Patient’s Cooperation in Surgical Treatment for Oral Submucous Fibrosis

  • I.-Yueh Huang, DDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Chih-Fung Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Visiting Staff, Department of Surgical Oncology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Yee-Shyong Shen, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Instructor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Chia-Fu Yang, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Visiting Staff, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Tien-Yu Shieh, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Han-Jen Hsu, DDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Visiting Staff, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Chung-Ho Chen, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Chen: Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, No. 100, Shih-chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 807
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  • Chun-Ming Chen, DDS, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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PII: S0278-2391(07)01507-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.06.660

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 4 , Pages 699-703 , April 2008

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