Patient responses to vacuum formed splints compared to heat cured acrylic splints: pilot study
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0972-8279,0974-942X
DOI: 10.1007/s12663-009-0008-9