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Avoiding ridge resorption when using hydroxylapatite for augmentation.

A B Schaffer
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A B Schaffer. 1997. Avoiding ridge resorption when using hydroxylapatite for augmentation.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0278-2391(97)90110-5

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