Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 12 , Pages 2599-2604 , December 2009

Treatment of Chronic Mandibular Dislocations: A Comparison Between Eminectomy and Miniplates

  • Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito Vasconcelos, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Director, Master's and PhD Programs in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Vasconcelos: Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco, Departamento de Cirurgia e Traumatologia BMF, Av General Newton Cavalcanti, 1650 Camaragibe PE, Brazil
    • ,
  • Gabriela Granja Porto, DDS, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate Student, PhD Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

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PII: S0278-2391(09)00613-2

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.04.113

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 12 , Pages 2599-2604 , December 2009

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