Obturator prosthesis for hemimaxillectomy patients

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Review Obturator prostheses for hemimaxillectomy patients

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery

سال: 2013

ISSN: 0975-5950

DOI: 10.4103/0975-5950.117814