Oral lesions induced by COVID-19 vaccines: A critical analysis of the histological findings
Marina dos Santos Barreto
Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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Lucas Alves da Mota Santana
Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Department of Dentistry, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Correspondence
Lucas Alves da Mota Santana, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Rua Cláudio Batista, s/n, Santo Antônio, 49060102 Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorKaio Victtor dos Santos Barbosa
Department of Dentistry, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorAlexia de Santana Oliveira
Department of Dentistry, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorGina Delia Roque-Torres
Center for Dental Research, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRajiv Gandhi Gopalsamy
Division of Phytochemistry and Drug Design, Department of Biosciences, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kochi, India
Search for more papers by this authorGovindasamy Hariharan
School of Sciences, Bharata Mata College (Autonomous), Kochi, India
Search for more papers by this authorCleverson Luciano Trento
Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorWilton Mitsunari Takeshita
Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, SP, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorLysandro Pinto Borges
Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorMarina dos Santos Barreto
Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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Lucas Alves da Mota Santana
Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Department of Dentistry, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Correspondence
Lucas Alves da Mota Santana, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Rua Cláudio Batista, s/n, Santo Antônio, 49060102 Aracaju, SE, Brazil.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorKaio Victtor dos Santos Barbosa
Department of Dentistry, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorAlexia de Santana Oliveira
Department of Dentistry, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorGina Delia Roque-Torres
Center for Dental Research, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRajiv Gandhi Gopalsamy
Division of Phytochemistry and Drug Design, Department of Biosciences, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kochi, India
Search for more papers by this authorGovindasamy Hariharan
School of Sciences, Bharata Mata College (Autonomous), Kochi, India
Search for more papers by this authorCleverson Luciano Trento
Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorWilton Mitsunari Takeshita
Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, SP, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorLysandro Pinto Borges
Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data sets generated and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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