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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2011; 44(01): 160
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699498
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

The use of bone wax for protection from sharp ends of interdental wires

Özgür Pilanci
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
,
Kerstin M. Stenson
1   İstanbul Medical Faculty, İstanbul, Turkey
,
Samet Vasfi Kuvat
2   Department of Otolaryngology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, USA
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31 December 2019 (online)

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