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Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira1, Inês Caldas, Félix Carvalho
1Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. ricardinis@sapo.pt
Clinical Toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|June 3, 2010
Abstract:
Bruxism is a recognized side effect of several licit and illicit drugs. In this report, we illustrate this phenomenon in three patients suffering from 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy) abuse.
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