Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1365-1370 , June 2010

The Tent Pole Splint: A Bone-Supported Stereolithographic Surgical Splint for the Soft Tissue Matrix Expansion Graft Procedure

  • Joseph E. Cillo Jr, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Associate Program Director and Director of Research, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Cillo, Jr: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, Suite 0107, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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  • Nicholas Theodotou, BDS, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Marc Samuels, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Program Director, Division of Dental Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
    • ,
  • Joseph Krajekian, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

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PII: S0278-2391(09)02058-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.11.004

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1365-1370 , June 2010

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