Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Dentistry
Department of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery
Bütow, K-W
BSc(RAU) BChD(Stell) DrMedDent(Erlangen Nürhb) MChD(KGM Chir)(Stell) PhD DSc(Odont)(Pret) FCMFOS(SA) - Prof/Head/Chief Specialist
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 319 2232
Fax number: 012 319 2172
E-mail address: kurt.butow@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Surgical pathology, oncology
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and facial pain
Orthognathic reconstructive and craniofacial surgery
Pre-prosthodontic surgery
Facial cleft deformities (primary and secondary)
Craniofacial disorders
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Dannemann C, Bütow K-W: 2009. Introduction of the displaced and crossover type of mattress suture for hard palate closure. British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, 47, pp 564-565.
Van den Berg HJS, Du Plessis SM, Bütow K-W, Honey EM: 2009. Associated syndromes and other genetic variations at a South African cleft lip and palate clinic. Curationis: Research Journal of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa, 32 (2) / Jun, pp 53-58.
Myburgh HP, Bütow K-W: 2009. Cleft soft palate reconstruction: Prospective study on infection and antibiotics. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 38, pp 928-932, Full Text
Bütow K-W, Hoogendijk CF, Zwahlen RA: 2009. Pierre Robin sequence: appearances and 25 years of experience with an innovative treatment protocol. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 44 (11), pp 2112-2118.
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