Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 92, Issue 4 , Pages 389-391 , October 2004

A U-loop pressure clip for earlobe keloid

  • Amornpong Vachiramon, DDS, DBA, MSc(OMS), MSc(Ortho)

      Affiliations

    • Private practice, Bangkok, Thailand.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr Amornpong Vachiramon 207 Gray's Inn Road London, WC1X 8UW United Kingdom Fax: (44 20) 78338620
    • ,
  • Mohammad Anwar Bamber, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Eastman Dental Institute.

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PII: S0022-3913(04)00419-6

doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2004.06.022

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 92, Issue 4 , Pages 389-391 , October 2004

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