Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 9 , Pages 1788-1793 , September 2008

Surgically Assisted Palatal Expansion With a Bone-Borne Self-Retaining Palatal Expander

  • Shahid R. Aziz, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Aziz: 110 Bergen Street, Room B854, Newark, NJ 07103
    • ,
  • Amy Tanchyk, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

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PII: S0278-2391(08)00489-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.04.017

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 9 , Pages 1788-1793 , September 2008

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