Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 1010-1014 , July 2006

Ameloblastoma: A Surgeon’s Dilemma

  • Dinaz Ghandhi, BDS, FDSRCS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan
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  • Ashraf F. Ayoub, PhD, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, MDS, BDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor/Honorary Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Glasgow, and Head of Biotechnology and Craniofacial Research Section, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Ayoub: Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, 378 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK
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  • M. Anthony Pogrel, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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  • Gordon MacDonald, BDS, PhD, FDSRCPS

      Affiliations

    • Late Professor of Oral Pathology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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  • Laetitia M. Brocklebank, BDS, MScFRACDS, FDSRCPS

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer in Oral Radiology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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  • Khursheed F. Moos, MBBS, BDS, FRCSE, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS

      Affiliations

    • Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00387-9

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.03.022

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 1010-1014 , July 2006

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