British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 304-305 , June 2008

Patent nasopalatine duct: A diagnostic pitfall

,Accepted 15 April 2007.

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PII: S0266-4356(07)00092-7

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.04.011

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 304-305 , June 2008

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