Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 9 , Pages 2248-2257 , September 2010

Surgical Technique for Secondary Correction of Unilateral Cleft Lip-Nose Deformity: Clinical and 3-Dimensional Observations of Preoperative and Postoperative Nasal Forms

  • Norifumi Nakamura, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Field of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Nakamura: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Field of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1, Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 889-8544, Japan
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  • Takako Okawachi, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Researcher, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Field of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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  • Kazuhide Nishihara, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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  • Narihiro Hirahara, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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  • Etsuro Nozoe, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Field of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.06.012

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 9 , Pages 2248-2257 , September 2010

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