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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2015; 48(01): 098
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.155284
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Diverse classification systems for maxillectomy defects: Simplifying or complicating the treatment plan?

Himanshi Aggarwal
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Prashanti Eachempati
1   Departments of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Melaka, Malaysia
,
Pradeep Kumar
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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