Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 11 , Pages 2345-2348 , November 2008

Solitary Bone Cyst of the Jaws: A Review of the Etiopathogenic Hypotheses

  • Jean-Claude Harnet, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Division of Oral Surgery & Pathology, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Strasbourg, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Harnet: Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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  • Tommaso Lombardi, MD, DMD, PD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Division of Stomatology, School of Dental Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Pierre Klewansky, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Former Professor, Division of Oral Surgery & Pathology, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Strasbourg, France
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  • Jean Rieger, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Instructor, Division of Oral Surgery & Pathology, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Strasbourg, France
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  • Marie-Hélène Tempe, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Instructor, Division of Stomatology and Dental Medicine, University Medical Policlinic, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  • Jean-Michel Clavert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Division of Pediatric Orthopedics, Strasbourg University Hospital, Hautepierre, France

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.08.035

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 11 , Pages 2345-2348 , November 2008

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