Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1145-1156 , June 2008

Two Submental Island Flaps for Reconstructing Oral and Maxillofacial Defects Following Cancer Ablation

  • Wei-Liang Chen, DDS, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Head and Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Chen: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan-jiang Road, Guangzhou 510120, China
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  • Jing-Song Li, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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  • Zhao-Hui Yang, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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  • Zhi-Quan Huang, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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  • Jiang-Uang Wang, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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  • Bin Zhang, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.

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PII: S0278-2391(07)01943-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.09.023

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1145-1156 , June 2008

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