Toothache (cont.)
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Author: Sara B Trepanier, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University.Coauthor(s): Ann S Chinnis, MD, Interim Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University.
Editors: Ruben Olmedo, MD, Chief, Division of Toxicology, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James Ungar, MD, Medical Director, Chair Department of Emergency Medicine Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2005
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