Miswak/Derum Manipulation, a Common Habit in Baluchestan, Iran
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Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Dental School, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran Medical Research Center , Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran Corresponding author: Masoomeh Shirzaiy, Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Dental School, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran. Tel: +98-9153498265, Fax: +98-5433414003, E-mail: [email protected]
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