Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 65-72 , January 2008

Condylectomy and Costochondral Graft Reconstruction for Treatment of Active Idiopathic Condylar Resorption

This article was presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Boston, MA, September 23, 2005.

  • Maria J. Troulis, DDS, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Residency Program Director, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery Program, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
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  • Fardad T. Tayebaty, BS

      Affiliations

    • AO/Synthes/MGH Fellow in Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
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  • Maria Papadaki, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • AO/Synthes/MGH Fellow in Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
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  • W. Bradford Williams, DMD

      Affiliations

    • AO/Synthes/MGH Fellow in Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
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  • Leonard B. Kaban, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Walter C. Guralnick Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chief, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Kaban: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Warren 1201, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114

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 This study was funded by the MGH Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education and Research Fund, the AO/Synthes/MGH Fellowship in Pediatric OMFS, the Hanson Foundation (Boston, MA), and National Institutes of Health (K23 DE 14070-01) (M.J.T., P.I.).

PII: S0278-2391(07)01879-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.08.030

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 65-72 , January 2008

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