Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1242-1251 , June 2010

Mineralization of the Stylohyoid Ligament Complex in a Jordanian Sample: A Clinicoradiographic Study

  • Taiseer Hussain Al-Khateeb, BDS, MScD, FDSRCSEd, FFDRCSI

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Al-Khateeb: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, PO Box 3,030, Jordan
    • ,
  • Tareq Ma'mon al Dajani, BDS, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Amman, Jordan
    • ,
  • Ghaida Ahmad Al Jamal, BDS, MS, dip ABOMR

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.07.090

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1242-1251 , June 2010

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