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Surgical treatment of earlobe keloid with CO2 laser radiation: Case report and clinical standpoints

Aline Rose Cantarelli Morosolli Stomatologic Clinic, School of Dentistry, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Gerusa De Oliveira Moura Cardoso Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis, Sao Paulo State University, School of Dentistry, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Lúcio Murilo‐Santos Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis, Sao Paulo State University, School of Dentistry, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Walter Niccoli‐Filho Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis, Sao Paulo State University, School of Dentistry, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 226-230 | Received 09 May 2008, Accepted 27 Jun 2008, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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