Rotational Flap to Enhance Buccal Gingival Thickness and Implant Emergence Profile in the Esthetic Zone: Two Cases Reports.
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SUBMITTER: Al-Juboori MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5543658 | biostudies-other | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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