Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 321-324 , October 2003

Prosthetic treatment of a patient with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: A clinical report

  • Ahmet Umut Güler, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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  • Gözlem Ceylan, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr Gözlem Koca Ceylan, Department of Prosthodontics, Dental Faculty of Ondokuz Mayıis University, Samsun, SamsunTurkey, Fax: 90-362-457-6032
    • ,
  • Oya Özkoç, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
    • ,
  • Murat Aydıin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
    • ,
  • Nilgün Cengiz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

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PII: S0022-3913(03)00469-4

doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(03)00469-4

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 90, Issue 4 , Pages 321-324 , October 2003

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