Treatment of epulis fissuratum with carbon dioxide laser
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Portuguesa de Estomatología, Medicina Dentária e Cirugia Maxilofacial
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1646-2890
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpemd.2011.05.001