Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 1269-1273 , June 2009

Intraoperative and Perioperative Complications in Anterior Maxillary Osteotomy: A Retrospective Evaluation of 103 Patients

  • Rajan Gunaseelan, MBBS, BDS, FDSRCS

      Affiliations

    • Medical Director, Rajan Dental Institute, Mylapore, Chennai, India
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  • Parameswaran Anantanarayanan, MDS, DNB, MNAMS

      Affiliations

    • Consulting Maxillofacial Surgeon, Rajan Dental Institute, Mylapore, Chennai, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Anantanarayanan: Rajan Dental Institute, #56 Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai 600004, India
    • ,
  • Muthusubramanian Veerabahu, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ragas Dental College, Chennai, India
    • ,
  • Baskarapandian Vikraman, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ragas Dental College, Chennai, India
    • ,
  • Rajendran Sripal, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ragas Dental College, Chennai, India

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 This study was performed at the Rajan Dental Institute, Mylapore, Chennai, India.

PII: S0278-2391(09)00062-7

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.12.051

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 1269-1273 , June 2009

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