Limited Mouth Opening Secondary to Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis
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Limited Mouth Opening Secondary to Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Dentistry
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-6447,2090-6455
DOI: 10.1155/2013/937487