Spontaneous regression of congenital epulis of the newborn.
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چکیده
An infant with congenital gingival epulis which spontaneously regressed over the first year of life is reported. A policy of conservative management should be adopted in this condition unless there are feeding problems in the newborn period or reasons to doubt the diagnosis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 64 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989