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Case Report

Retromandibular Approach to Condyle Fractures: Two Case Reports

Danilo Borges DantasDiv. of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryHospital da Cidade, Rua Saldanha Marinho, no 88 Caixa Dágua, CEP40323-010Salvador-, Bahia, Brazil, E-mail: miguelsetubal@hotmail. comView further author information
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Miguel G. Setúbal AndradeDiv. of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryHospital da Cidade, Rua Saldanha Marinho, no 88 Caixa Dágua, CEP40323-010Salvador-, Bahia, Brazil, E-mail: miguelsetubal@hotmail. comView further author information
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Antonio Marcio MarchionniDiv. of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryHospital da Cidade, Rua Saldanha Marinho, no 88 Caixa Dágua, CEP40323-010Salvador-, Bahia, Brazil, E-mail: miguelsetubal@hotmail. comView further author information
Pages 292-296 | Received 20 Jun 2006, Accepted 08 Nov 2006, Published online: 01 Feb 2014

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