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Platelet rich fibrin: A new covering material for oral mucosal defects

Sujata Mohanty1, Himani Pathak2, Jitender Dabas2

  • 1Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi 110002, India.

Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
|March 5, 2015
PubMed

Keywords:
HyperkeratosisOral mucosal reconstructionPRF

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