International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 318-323 , April 2006

A prospective comparison of octyl-2-cyanoacrylate and suture in standardized facial wounds

  • J.G.K. Handschel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Jörg G.K. Handschel, Department of Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. Tel: +49 211 8118181; Fax: +49 211 8118877.
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  • R.A. Depprich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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  • D. Dirksen

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biophysics, University of Münster, Robert-Koch-Str. 45, D-48129 Münster, Germany
    • Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University of Münster, Waldeyerstr. 30, D-48129 Münster, Germany
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  • C. Runte

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University of Münster, Waldeyerstr. 30, D-48129 Münster, Germany
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  • A. Zimmermann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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  • N.R. Kübler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany

,Accepted 19 October 2005.

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PII: S0901-5027(05)00356-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2005.10.003

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 318-323 , April 2006

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