Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1371-1376 , June 2010

A Radiolucent Lesion in the Posterior Mandible

  • Basem T. Jamal, BDS

      Affiliations

    • Formerly, Chief Resident, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; and Currently, Doctoral Candidate in Cancer Research, Oral and Maxillofacial and Cell Biology Departments, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Jamal: Boston University Medical Center, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, 715 Albany Street, EVANS 401, Boston, MA 02118
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  • Madalina Tuluc, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Pathology Department, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Lionel Gold, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Research Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Ryan Heffelfinger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Daniel I. Taub, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.07.028

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 68, Issue 6 , Pages 1371-1376 , June 2010

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