Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 9 , Pages 1832-1839 , September 2009

Labial Morphology: A 3-Dimensional Anthropometric Study

  • Virgilio F. Ferrario, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Human Anatomy, Functional Anatomy Research Center, Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell'Apparato Stomatognatico, Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Milano Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Milano, Italy
    • ,
  • Riccardo Rosati, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate Student, Functional Anatomy Research Center, Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell'Apparato Stomatognatico, Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Milano Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Milano, Italy
    • ,
  • Redento Peretta, MD, DOS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, Functional Anatomy Research Center, Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell'Apparato Stomatognatico, Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Milano Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Milano, Italy
    • ,
  • Claudia Dellavia, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Functional Anatomy Research Center, Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell'Apparato Stomatognatico, Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Milano Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Milano, Italy
    • ,
  • Chiarella Sforza, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Human Anatomy, Functional Anatomy Research Center, Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell'Apparato Stomatognatico, Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Milano Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Milano, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Sforza: Functional Anatomy Research Center, Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell'Apparato Stomatognatico, Dipartimento di Morfologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Milano Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Via Mangiagalli 31, Milano I-20133 Italy

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.04.080

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 9 , Pages 1832-1839 , September 2009

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