DENTAL CAVITY MYIASIS DUE TO WOHLFAHRTIA MAGNIFICA
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A 79 year old fanner referred to a dental clinic because of toothache for one week. After extraction of a painful tooth, three larvae, 1.5 cm in length emerged from the dental cavity. Morphological study of the larvae proved them as W. magnifica. This is the first report of dental cavity myiasis from Iran.
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volume 7 issue 3
pages 209- 210
publication date 1993-11
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