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. 2010 Dec;11(5):520.

Torus mandibularis

Sarah Unterman  1 , Margaret Fitzpatrick
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Torus mandibularis

Sarah Unterman et al. West J Emerg Med. 2010 Dec.
No abstract available

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Two sublingual bony protuberences. Used with permission of Sarah Unterman, MD, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Section of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, IL.
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