Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 528-536 , March 2009

Surgical Risk Factors and Maxillary Nerve Function After Le Fort I Osteotomy

  • Torben H. Thygesen, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, and Department of Clinical Oral Physiology, School of Dentistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Thygesen: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Soender Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
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  • Allan Bardow, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Sven Erik Norholt, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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  • John Jensen, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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  • Peter Svensson, DDS, PhD, Dr Odont

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Department of Clinical Oral Physiology, School of Dentistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark

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PII: S0278-2391(08)01192-0

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.07.004

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 528-536 , March 2009

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