Firm, dome-shaped mass of lower lip.

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Published: March 2017

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