Traumatic genial tubercle fracture: a case description with 9-month radiographic follow-up and a literature analysis.

Quant Imaging Med Surg

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.

Published: April 2022

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