Intraorbital abscess: A rare complication after maxillary molar extraction

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 921-925

  Stübinger, Stefan ^a   Leiggener, Christoph ^a   Sader, Robert ^a   Kunz, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute inflammation; Intraorbital abscess; Odontogenous infection; Tooth extraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544441638     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0293     Document Type: Article

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