Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 10-14 , January 2009

Relapse and Stability of Surgically Assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion: An Anatomic Biomechanical Study

  • Maarten J. Koudstaal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Resident-Trainee, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Koudstaal: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University, Medical Center Rotterdam, ‵s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jeroen B.J. Smeets, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Gert-Jan Kleinrensink, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Doctor, Department of Neurosciences and Anatomy, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Alcuin J.M. Schulten, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Orthodontist, Department of Orthodontics, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Karel G.H. van der Wal, MD, PhD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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PII: S0278-2391(07)02123-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.11.026

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 10-14 , January 2009

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