International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 313-319 , April 2010

Biomechanics of mandibular reconstruction: a review

  • R.C.W. Wong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental Centre, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Dr Raymond Chung Wen Wong, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental Centre, 5 Second Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168938. Tel.: +65-63248817; Fax: +65-63248899.
    • ,
  • H. Tideman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental Centre, Singapore
    • ,
  • L. Kin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Bioengineering, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    • ,
  • M.A.W. Merkx

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, the Netherlands

,Accepted 3 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.11.003

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 313-319 , April 2010

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