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The prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in adults from the Turin area.

M Pentenero, R Broccoletti, M Carbone, D Conrotto, and S Gandolfo

Oral Dis 14(4):356-66 (2008) PMID 18410578

To assess the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions (OML) and evaluate its association with tobacco and alcohol consumption and the wearing of removable dentures in an adult population from the Turin area, Italy.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2007.01391.x
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