The treatment of obstructive sleep apnea patient using extended uvulopalatal flap: a case report
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Kim, Ji-Youn
(Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
Kim, Soung-Min (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) Myoung, Hoon (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) Hwang, Soon-Jung (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) Seo, Byoung-Moo (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) Lee, Jong-Ho (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) Choung, Pill-Hoon (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) Kim, Myung-Jin (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) Choi, Jin-Young (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) |
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