Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 244-256 , December 2009

Management of Severe Cleft and Syndromic Midface Hypoplasia

  • Alvaro A. Figueroa, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Rush Craniofacial Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Alvaro A. Figueroa, DDS, MS, Rush Craniofacial Center, 1725 W Harrison St, Suite 425 POB 1, Chicago, IL 60612; Phone: (312) 563-3000; Fax: (312) 563-2514
    • ,
  • John W. Polley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

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PII: S1073-8746(09)00040-1

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2009.07.001

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 244-256 , December 2009

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