Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 5 , Pages 900-904 , May 2008

Skeletal Stability After Mandibular Setback Surgery: Bicortical Fixation Using a 2.0-mm Locking Plate System Versus Monocortical Fixation Using a Nonlocking Plate System

  • Koichiro Ueki, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Ueki: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
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  • Yukari Hashiba, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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  • Kohei Marukawa, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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  • Shamiul Alam, BDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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  • Kiyomasa Nakagawa, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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  • Etsuhide Yamamoto, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chief Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.08.033

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 5 , Pages 900-904 , May 2008

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