Gow-Gates Mandibular Nerve Block Anesthesia - Is It an Old Forgotten Technique?
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Han, Ji-Young
(Division of Periodontology, Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Kim, Kwang-Soo (Division of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Seo, Min-Seock (Division of Conservative Dentistry, Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Hwang, Kyung-Gyun (Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) Park, Chang-Joo (Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) |
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