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. 2023 Apr;18(2):917-918.
doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.10.012. Epub 2022 Oct 29.

True cyst: An unsolved truth

Yi-Chieh Lee  1 , Chung-I Chang  2 , Hsin-Hui Wang  2
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True cyst: An unsolved truth

Yi-Chieh Lee et al. J Dent Sci. 2023 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Apical cyst; Cyst formation; Pocket cyst; Radicular cyst; Root canal treatment; True cyst.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

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