Periodontal (Gum) Disease (cont.)
Medical Author:
Terry K Carstensen, DO
Coauthor:
William R Fraser, DO
Medical Editor:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
James Quinn, MD
IN THIS ARTICLE
Authors and EditorsAuthor: Terry K Carstensen, DO, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Martin Memorial Health Systems.Coauthor(s): William R Fraser, DO, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine; Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Doctors Hospital. Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James Quinn, MD, Director of Research Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine University of California at San Francisco Medical Center. Last Editorial Review: 1/11/2006 |
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