Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 11 , Pages 2284-2289 , November 2008

Clinicopathology of Soft Tissue Lesions Associated With Extracted Teeth

  • Olalere Gbolahan, FWACS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon, Osun State Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Gbolahan: PO Box 1905, Obafemi Awolowo University Post Office, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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  • Olawunmi Fatusi, FWACS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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  • Foluso Owotade, FWACS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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  • Jelili Akinwande, FWACS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, Nigeria
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  • Kehinde Adebiyi, FWACS

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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PII: S0278-2391(08)00325-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.03.005

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 11 , Pages 2284-2289 , November 2008

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