Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 222-230 , April 2010

Clinical, histological and histomorphometric evaluation of the healing of mandibular ramus bone block grafts for alveolar ridge augmentation before implant placement

  • Alessandro Acocella (Oral Surgery Specialist)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine-University of Florence, Italy
    • ,
  • Roberto Bertolai (Oral and Maxillo-Facial specialist)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine-University of Florence, Italy
    • ,
  • Maurizio Colafranceschi (Professor of Human Anatomy and Pathology)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Anatomy and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine-University of Florence, Italy
    • ,
  • Roberto Sacco (Oral Surgery Programme Resident)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Odontostomatology, Faculty of Medicine-University of Sassari, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationDr. Roberto SACCO, Via Alcide De Gasperi 113 Prato (59100), Italy. Tel.: +39 349 5858220.

Received 7 January 2009 ,Accepted 3 July 2009.

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☆ The work should be attributed: Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine – University of Florence, Italy; Director: Dr. Roberto Bertolai, address: Largo Palagi,1 Firenze, Italy.

PII: S1010-5182(09)00121-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.07.004

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 222-230 , April 2010

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