Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 11 , Pages 2397-2403 , November 2009

Biomechanical Analysis of Miniplate Osteosynthesis for Fractures of the Atrophic Mandible

  • Tsutomu Sugiura, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara City, Nara, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Sugiura: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara City, Nara 634-8522, Japan
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  • Kazuhiko Yamamoto, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara City, Nara, Japan
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  • Kazuhiro Murakami, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara City, Nara, Japan
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  • Masayoshi Kawakami, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara City, Nara, Japan
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  • Yu-Bong Kang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Postdoctoral Fellow, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Sadami Tsutsumi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Tadaaki Kirita, DDS, DMSc

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara City, Nara, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.08.042

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 11 , Pages 2397-2403 , November 2009

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