Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 424-426 , March 2007

Efficacy of the ViziLite System in the Identification of Oral Lesions

  • Esther S. Oh, DDS, BA

      Affiliations

    • Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
    • ,
  • Daniel M. Laskin, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Laskin: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980566-0566, Richmond, VA 23298-0566

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 Dr Oh was funded by an AD Williams research grant from the School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University. No funding for this study was provided by Zila Pharmaceuticals or OralScan Laboratories, Inc.

PII: S0278-2391(06)01969-0

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.055

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 424-426 , March 2007

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