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Rigid External Distraction: Its Application in Cleft Maxillary Deformities

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    Samuel Berkowitz DDS, MS, FICD (Diplomate) (Diplomate)

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Polley, J.W., Figueroa, A.A. (2006). Rigid External Distraction: Its Application in Cleft Maxillary Deformities. In: Berkowitz, S. (eds) Cleft Lip and Palate. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30020-1_32

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