Comparison of the long-term clinical performance of a biodegradable and a titanium fixation system in maxillofacial surgery: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

• B. Gareb ,

  * E-mail: b.gareb@umcg.nl

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3534-9176

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• N. B. van Bakelen,

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• G. J. Buijs,

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• J. Jansma,

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• J. G. A. M. de Visscher,

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

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• Th. J. M. Hoppenreijs,

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rijnstate Hospital Arnhem, Arnhem, The Netherlands

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• J. E. Bergsma,

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amphia Hospital Breda, Breda, The Netherlands

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• B. van Minnen,

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• B. Stegenga,

  Affiliations Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, UMCG Centre for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, Department Oral Health Care & Clinical Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• R. R. M. Bos

  Affiliation Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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