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. 2023 Apr;234(8):557.
doi: 10.1038/s41415-023-5810-0. Epub 2023 Apr 28.

Adolescent oral modification

M Sachs  1 , S Gerhardt-Szep  2
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Adolescent oral modification

M Sachs et al. Br Dent J. 2023 Apr.
No abstract available

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  • Diverse oral mutilation.
    Kaur N, Jois H, Tyro D, Subramanya Sharma S, Kaur Mann S, Zeya A. Kaur N, et al. Br Dent J. 2023 Jul;235(1):11. doi: 10.1038/s41415-023-6075-3. Epub 2023 Jul 14. Br Dent J. 2023. PMID: 37443208 No abstract available.

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