Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 45-50 , January 2008

Subtarsal Approach for Orbital Floor Repair: A Long-Term Follow-Up of 12 Cases in a Jordanian Teaching Hospital

  • Zaid H. Baqain, BDS, MSc, FDS RCS(Eng)

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Head, Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Baqain: PO Box 13930, Amman 11942-Jordan
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  • Ziad Malkawi, BDS, MSc, FDS RCSI

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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  • Abeer Hadidi, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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  • Lamis D. Rajab, DDS, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

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PII: S0278-2391(07)01807-1

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.03.031

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 45-50 , January 2008

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