Cavernous sinus thrombosis following dental extraction: a rare case report and forgotten entity |
Aggarwal, Karun
(Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jodhpur Dental College and Hospital)
Rastogi, Sanjay (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kothiwal Dental College and Research Center (KDCRC)) Joshi, Atul (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences) Kumar, Ashish (Department of Public Health Dentistry, BJS Dental College and Research Center) Chaurasia, Archana (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences) Prakash, Rajat (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences) |
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