The Saudi Dental Journal
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 11-15 , January 2012

Factors associated with hematoma of the floor of the mouth after placement of dental implants

  • Bassel Tarakji

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
    • Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Science, Al-Farabi Dental College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria. Tel.: +966 504623330.
    • ,
  • Mohammad Zakaria Nassani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
    • Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, Al-Farabi Dental College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Received 24 September 2010 ,Revised 13 July 2011 ,Accepted 29 November 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2011.11.003

The Saudi Dental Journal
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 11-15 , January 2012

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