Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 7 , Pages 1392-1400 , July 2009

Replacement of the Condyle and Ascending Ramus by a Modular Endoprosthesis in Macaca fascicularis— Part 1: A Clinical and Radiographic Study

  • Bee Tin Goh, BDS, MDS, FDS RCS, FAMS

      Affiliations

    • Senior Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental Centre, Republic of Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Goh: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental Centre, 5 Second Hospital Avenue, Singapore, 168938, Republic of Singapore
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  • Shermin Lee, BDS, MDS, FRACDS

      Affiliations

    • Registrar, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental Centre, Republic of Singapore
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  • Henk Tideman, MD, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Emeritus Professor, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Research Advisor and Visiting Consultant, National Dental Centre, Singapore; Professor, Prince of Songkhla University, Hat Yai, Thailand; Advisor, Tideman Maxillofacial Centre, Hong Kong, Republic of China
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  • Paul J.W. Stoelinga, MD, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Emeritus Professor, Radboud University, Nijmegen, and University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

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 Funding agencies: National Medical Research Council (NMRC)/National Dental Centre (NDC)NMRC/EG/NDC/2005/2006/Supplementary(1) and (2). Singhealth Foundation Grant: SHF/ SP001/2007.

PII: S0278-2391(08)01820-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.11.018

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 7 , Pages 1392-1400 , July 2009

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