title: Easily manoeuvrable osteotome for pterygomaxillary disjunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Oral Pathobiological Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, N13 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8586, Japan. Electronic address: matsushi@den.hokudai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Oral Pathobiological Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, N13 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8586, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobori
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Oral Pathobiological Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, N13 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8586, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamada
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Division of Oral Pathobiological Science, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, N13 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8586, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000295:instrumentation*; D056739:Pterygopalatine Fossa / Q000601:surgery*; D013499:Surface Properties
keywords: Le Fort I osteotomy; Pterygomaxillary disjunction; Swan's neck osteotome