British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 129-131 , March 2009

Aggressive fibromatosis in the maxilla

  • Tenglong Hu

      Affiliations

    • The Second Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
    • Department of Oral Anatomy & Physiology, Stomatology School, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 23 You Zheng Street, Nan Gang District, The Second Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China, 150001. Tel.: +86 451 53643849 3928; fax: +86 451 53650087.
    • ,
  • Guangping Jing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Anatomy & Physiology, Stomatology School, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
    • ,
  • Kewen Lv

      Affiliations

    • The Second Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China

,Accepted 12 June 2008.

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00217-9

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.06.010

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 129-131 , March 2009

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