Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 231-234 , April 2010

Comparative audiometric evaluation of temporomandibular disorder patients with otological symptoms

  • Gurel Pekkan, Assistant Professor, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dentistry, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey
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  • Songul Aksoy, Associate Professor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Canan HekImoglu, Professor, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Fatih Oghan, Assistant Professor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationDr. Fatih OGHAN, MD, Dumlupinar University Medical School, Department of Otolaryngology, Merkez Kampus Tavsanli Yolu 10 Km, 43270 Kutahya, Turkey Tel.: +90 274 265 20 31x2172; Fax: +90 274 265 22 77.

Received 13 January 2009 ,Accepted 3 July 2009.

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PII: S1010-5182(09)00119-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.07.001

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 231-234 , April 2010

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