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Systematic Assessment of Mammalian Skull Specimens for Dental and Temporomandibular Joint Pathology
Published on: August 22, 2022
A case of dental pain
Melanie LaVoie1, Taral R Sharma
1Melanie LaVoie is a third-year medical student at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus in Spartanburg, S.C. Taral R. Sharma is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Neuropsychiatry at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine; a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville, S.C.; and a psychiatrist at Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital in Anderson, S.C. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
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