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Molly Rosebush1, Carl M Allen, John R Kalmar
1Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology graduate program, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. rosebush.3@osu.edu
The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
|September 12, 2007
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A 55-year-old white male was referred by his dermatologist for evaluation of an asymptomatic dark brown lesion on the mandibular facial attached gingiva.
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