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Broken Jaw (cont.)

Synonyms and Keywords

mandibular fracture, malocclusion, broken jaw, fractured jaw

Authors and Editors

Author: Samuel M Keim, MD, Program Director, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center.

Coauthor(s): Doug Smith, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona.

Editors: Brian F Chinnock, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Jerry Balentine, DO, Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; Medical Director, Saint Barnabas Hospital.

Last Editorial Review: 10/17/2005




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