Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 775-781 , April 2009

Influence of Different Types of Guns, Projectiles, and Propellants on Patterns of Injury to the Viscerocranium

  • Constantin Stuehmer, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center for Dentistry, Oral and Orthodontic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Stuehmer: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center for Dentistry, Oral and Orthodontic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
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  • Katrin S. Blum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  • Horst Kokemueller, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center for Dentistry, Oral and Orthodontic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  • Frank Tavassol, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center for Dentistry, Oral and Orthodontic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  • Kai Hendrik Bormann, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center for Dentistry, Oral and Orthodontic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  • Nils-Claudius Gellrich, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center for Dentistry, Oral and Orthodontic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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  • Martin Rücker, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center for Dentistry, Oral and Orthodontic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.08.036

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 775-781 , April 2009

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