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An epoxy resin and silicone impregnation technique for the preservation of oral pathology teaching specimens
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|January 1, 1985
Abstract:
A technique of plastination and its application to the preservation of oral pathology teaching specimens is presented. Advantages of the technique and the methodology are briefly outlined and summarized.
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