Regenerative Strategies for Maxillary and Mandibular Reconstruction
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Regenerative Strategies for Maxillary and Mandibular Reconstruction
James C. Melville · Jonathan W. Shum Simon Young · Mark E. Wong Editors
Regenerative Strategies for Maxillary and Mandibular Reconstruction A Practical Guide
Editors James C. Melville Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University of Texas Health Science Center Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral, Head & Neck Oncology and Micro-vascular Reconstructive Surgery Houston TX USA
Jonathan W. Shum Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University of Texas Health Science Center Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral, Head & Neck Oncology and Micro-vascular Reconstructive Surgery Houston TX USA
Simon Young Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University of Texas Health Science Center Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Houston TX USA
Mark E. Wong Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University of Texas Health Science Center Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Houston TX USA
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Preface
The replacement of worn or damaged body parts has been a focus of medicine for centuries. As early as the sixth century BC, Indian surgeons described techniques for nasal reconstruction utilizing pedicled flaps from the arm. Since then, significant advances, especially in the field of cell biology, heralded a shift from flaps fashioned from dissimilar tissue to the transplantation of cells capable of restoring structural defects in perh
