Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 855-858 , May 2007

Treatment of Mucocele of the Lower Lip With Carbon Dioxide Laser

  • I.-Yueh Huang, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Instructor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chon Ho-Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Visiting Scholar of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
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  • Chun-Ming Chen, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chon Ho-Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Yu-Hsun Kao, DDS, MS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chon Ho-Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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  • Philip Worthington, MD, BSc, FDSRCS

      Affiliations

    • Professor Emeritus and Former Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Worthington: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Washington, Box 357134, Seattle, WA 98195

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PII: S0278-2391(06)02102-1

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.11.013

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 855-858 , May 2007

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