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Case Studies

Fatal deep neck infection and respiratory arrest

Michael H. LeeDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center and Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; ;Dental Corps, United States NavyCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1341-546X
, DMD ORCID Icon,
Ryan A. CarmichaelDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center and Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6942-5897
, DDS, MD ORCID Icon,
Andrew M. Read-FullerDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center and Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8443-0873
, DDS, MD ORCID Icon &
Likith V. ReddyDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center and Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas;
, DDS, MD
Pages 67-69 | Received 24 Aug 2018, Accepted 04 Oct 2018, Published online: 15 Jan 2019

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