Giant plunging ranula: a case report |
Kim, Seong-Ha
(Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
Huh, Kyung-Hoe (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) An, Chang-Hyeon (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University) Park, Jin-Woo (Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University) Yi, Won-Jin (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, BK21 Craniomaxillofacial Life Science, and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University) |
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