Rampant caries from oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate lozenge abuse

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 406-409

  Mandel, Louis ^a,b   Carunchio, Michèle J ^a,b  

^a Columbia University College of Dental Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b Salivary Gland Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries; Fentanyl citrate; Opioid; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955627820     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2011.0195     Document Type: Article

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