A Brief History of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Iran

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

1 D.D.S, Post-Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 D.D.S, OMFS,Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

3 D.D.S, Post-Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran


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