International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 606-609 , June 2010

Palatal piezosurgical window osteotomy for maxillary sinus augmentation

  • S. Stübinger

      Affiliations

    • Competence Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, University of Zürich, Switzerland
    • Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Medical School, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Stefan Stübinger, Competence Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstr. 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland. Tel: +41 44 635 8874; Fax: +41 44 635 8917.
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  • B. Saldamli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Medical School, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • ,
  • C.A. Landes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Medical School, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    • ,
  • R. Sader

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Medical School, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

,Accepted 16 March 2010.

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PII: S0901-5027(10)00093-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.03.001

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 606-609 , June 2010

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