Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 350-354 , July 2010

Feasibility of alloplastic mandibular reconstruction in patients following removal of oral squamous cell carcinoma

  • Tobias Ettl, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Chair: Prof. T.E. Reichert, MD, DMD, PhD), University of Regensburg, Germany
    • Both authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Oliver Driemel, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Chair: Prof. T.E. Reichert, MD, DMD, PhD), University of Regensburg, Germany
    • Both authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Bernd V. Dresp, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Chair: Prof. A. Kübler, MD, DMD, PhD; Chair Emeritus: Prof. J. Reuther, MD, DMD, PhD), University of Wuerzburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Torsten E. Reichert, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Chair: Prof. T.E. Reichert, MD, DMD, PhD), University of Regensburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Jürgen Reuther, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Chair: Prof. A. Kübler, MD, DMD, PhD; Chair Emeritus: Prof. J. Reuther, MD, DMD, PhD), University of Wuerzburg, Germany
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  • Hans Pistner, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Chair: Prof. H. Pistner, MD, DMD, PhD), HELIOS Hospital Erfurt, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationProf. Dr. Dr. Hans PISTNER, Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Plastische Operationen, Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Nordhäuser Straße 74, 99089 Erfurt, Germany. Tel.: +49 361/781 2231; Fax: +49 361/781 2232.

Received 22 April 2008 ,Accepted 30 April 2009.

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PII: S1010-5182(09)00084-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.04.011

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 350-354 , July 2010

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