Effects of temporal muscle detachment and coronoidotomy on facial growth in young rats

• Main Authors: Fernanda Engelberg Fernandes Gomes (Author), Rogério Bonfante Moraes (Author), João Gualberto de Cerqueira Luz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study analyzed the effects of unilateral detachment of the temporal muscle and coronoidotomy on facial growth in young rats. Thirty one-month-old Wistar rats were distributed into three groups: detachment, coronoidotomy and sham-operated. Under general anesthesia, unilateral detachment of the t...