Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1194-1199 , June 2008

Impact of Orthognathic Surgery on Quality of Life

  • Shermin Lee, BDS, MDS, FRACDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Dentistry, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.
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  • Colman McGrath, FDSRCS, FFDRCS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Dental Public Health, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Dentistry, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.
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  • Nabil Samman, FRCS, FDSRCS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Dentistry, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Prof Samman: University of Hong Kong, 2/F Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.01.006

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1194-1199 , June 2008

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