Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 261-266 , December 2002

Oral and cardiovascular disease associations do not call for extraction of teeth

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Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 261-266 , December 2002

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