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THE ORAL ASPECTS OF MONGOLISM*
Kenneth A. Tannenbaum DDS, MPH,
Kenneth A. Tannenbaum DDS, MPH
Deputy Director, Michigan Insurance Bureau, Lansing, Michigan
Search for more papers by this authorKenneth A. Tannenbaum DDS, MPH,
Kenneth A. Tannenbaum DDS, MPH
Deputy Director, Michigan Insurance Bureau, Lansing, Michigan
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Developed while a graduate student of dental public health at The University of Michigan
Abstract
Dr. Tannenbaum has examined a large number of oral findings reported on mongoloid patients and now attempts to sift out what is fact.
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