Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 4 , Pages 675-683 , April 2008

Internal Maxillary Distraction With a New Bimalar Device

Presented at American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association; 62nd Annual Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC; April 4-9, 2005.

  • David M. Kahn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Kahn: Division of Plastic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 770 Welch Road, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94304
    • ,
  • Joseph Broujerdi, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Beverly Hills, CA.
    • ,
  • Stephen A. Schendel, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA.

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 No funding was used in the completion of this study.

 Joseph Broujerdi, MD, DMD, and David M. Kahn, MD have no financial interest in the device used in this study. Stephen A. Schendel, MD, DDS, is a consultant for Osteomed and designed the device used in this study.

PII: S0278-2391(07)01809-5

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.09.006

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 4 , Pages 675-683 , April 2008

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