Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 8 , Pages 1628-1639 , August 2009

Accuracy of Computer Programs in Predicting Orthognathic Surgery Hard Tissue Response

  • Neelambar Kaipatur, DMD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • PhD Candidate, Graduate Orthodontic Program, Department of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Yousef Al-Thomali, BDS, Cert Ortho

      Affiliations

    • Senior Registrar Orthodontist, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    • ,
  • Carlos Flores-Mir, DDS, DSc, FRCD(C)

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Graduate Orthodontic Program, Department of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Flores-Mir: Department of Dentistry, University of Alberta, 4051A Dentistry/Pharmacy Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2N8

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 Dr Flores-Mir is supported by an American Association of Orthodontics Foundation teaching award (2007 Eugene E. West Memorial Fellowship Award).

PII: S0278-2391(09)00375-9

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.03.040

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 8 , Pages 1628-1639 , August 2009

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