Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 175-178 , April 2010

Long term effects of surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion without performing osteotomy of the pterygoid plates

  • Robin Seeberger, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationRobin SEEBERGER, MD, DDS, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, INF 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel.: +49 6221 56 39716; Fax: +49 6221 56 4222.
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  • Wolfgang Kater, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bad Homburg (Teaching Hospital of Frankfurt University Medical Center), Germany
    • ,
  • Rolf Davids, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bad Homburg (Teaching Hospital of Frankfurt University Medical Center), Germany
    • ,
  • Oliver C. Thiele, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany

Received 13 March 2009 ,Accepted 3 July 2009.

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PII: S1010-5182(09)00122-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.07.003

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 175-178 , April 2010

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