British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 469-472 , September 2010

Clinical study of tongue pain: Serum zinc, vitamin B12, folic acid, and copper concentrations, and systemic disease

  • Hiroaki Yoshida

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka Dental University, 1-5-17 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0008, Japan
    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Osaka Dental University, First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1-5-17 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0008, Japan. Tel.: +81 6 6910 1076; fax: +81 6 6910 1028.
    • ,
  • Kaname Tsuji

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka Dental University, 1-5-17 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0008, Japan
    • ,
  • Takeichi Sakata

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka Dental University, 1-5-17 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0008, Japan
    • ,
  • Akihito Nakagawa

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka Dental University, 1-5-17 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0008, Japan
    • ,
  • Shosuke Morita

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka Dental University, 1-5-17 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0008, Japan

,Accepted 5 August 2009.

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00491-4

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.08.001

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 469-472 , September 2010

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