Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 485-490 , March 2009

The Change in Dimension of the Masseter Muscle in Rabbits After Radiofrequency Therapy

  • Kyung-Ho Song, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hallym University, Anyang-city, Kyungki-do, Republic of Korea
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  • Myung-Hee Kim, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinician, Department of Orthodontics, Kaya Dental Group
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  • Jin-Won Jung, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hallym University, Anyang-city, Kyungki-do, Republic of Korea
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  • An-Sook Kim

      Affiliations

    • Researcher, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hallym University, Anyang-city, Kyungki-do, Republic of Korea
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  • Sam-Pyo Hong, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic or Korea
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  • Seong-Gon Kim, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hallym University, Anyang-city, Kyungki-do, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Kim: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University, #896, Pyungchon-Dong, Dongan-Gu, Anyang-city, Kyungki-do, 431-070, Republic of Korea

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PII: S0278-2391(08)01059-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.051

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 485-490 , March 2009

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