Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1112-1124 , June 2008

Evaluation of Surgically Retrieved Temporomandibular Joint Alloplastic Implants: Pilot Study

  • Joao N.A.R. Ferreira, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • TMD and Orofacial Pain Senior Fellow, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Ferreira: 314 Dental Research Center, CB#7455, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7455
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  • Ching-Chang Ko, DDS, MS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
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  • Sandra Myers, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Director of the Temporomandibular Joint Implant Repository (NIDCR TIRR), Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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  • James Swift, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Developmental/Surgical Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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  • James R. Fricton, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, TMD and Orofacial Pain Division, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

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 This study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Temporomandibular Joint Implant Registry and Repository (grant number N01-DE-22635).

PII: S0278-2391(07)01829-0

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.09.013

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1112-1124 , June 2008

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