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1Service de stomatologie et chirurgie maxillofaciale, groupe hospitalier La Pitié-Salpêtrière- Charles-Foix, département hospitalouniversitaire « Fight Ageing and Stress » (DHU FAST) Paris, France. Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 8256 B2A, Paris, France.
Abstract:
Mouth and medication. Medication holds a prominent place for better comfort and increased life expectancy. Adverse effects and drug interactions are frequently observed and reported. Many of the drug-related complications - unrelated to excessive pharmacological activity - which we describe occur in the mouth.
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