Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1360-1364 , June 2010

Maxillary Sinus Septa: A Cadaveric Study

  • Gabriele Rosano, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral Surgery, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Section of Dentistry, Department of Health Technologies, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Rosano: Department of Health Technologies, University of Milan, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Via R Galeazzi, 4, 20161, Milano, Italy
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  • Silvio Taschieri, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Visiting Professor, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Section of Dentistry, Department of Health Technologies, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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  • Jean-François Gaudy, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Department of Cranial Cervicofacial Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, René Descartes (University of Paris 5), Paris, France
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  • Daniel Lesmes, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya, Israel
    • ,
  • Massimo Del Fabbro, BSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Researcher, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Section of Dentistry, Department of Health Technologies, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.07.069

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1360-1364 , June 2010

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