title: Removal of reconstruction plates after treatment of mandibular fractures.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program, Pernambuco School of Dentistry (Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco) Pernambuco, Brazil auremir@globo.com; thiago.ctbmf@yahoo.com.br Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program, Ribeirão Preto School of Dentistry (Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto) São Paulo, Brazil Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program Pernambuco School of Dentistry (FOP/UPE) Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Auremir Rocha
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Taciana Cavalcanti
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: de Abreu
authors.forename: Thiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: de Santana Santos
authors.forename: Marcelo Fernando
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: do Amaral
authors.forename: Edwaldo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dourado
authors.forename: Carlos Augusto Pereira
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: do Lago
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D020878:Device Removal; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors