Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 11 , Pages 2203-2212, November 2008

Do the Benefits of Rigid Internal Fixation of Mandible Fractures Justify the Added Costs? Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Vivek Shetty, DDS, Dr MedDent

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    • Professor, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Shetty: Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 23-009 UCLA School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668
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  • Kathryn Atchison, DDS, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Section of Public Health Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Richard Leathers, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Charles Drew University, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Edward Black, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Charles Drew University, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Cory Zigler, MS

      Affiliations

    • Statistical Assistant, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Thomas R. Belin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

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 This study was conducted by the UCLA Facial Injury Research Center and supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (1R01-DA 16850) and National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (P50/DE-10598).

PII: S0278-2391(08)01066-5

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.058

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 11 , Pages 2203-2212, November 2008

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