Tophaceous gout of the temporomandibular joint: a report of 2 cases.

J Oral Maxillofac Surg

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology Unit, Semmelweis University Budapest, Budapest, Hungary.

Published: July 2009

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