Mahboobi N
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Agha-Hosseini F
Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Lankarani KB
Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Correspondence:

Nima Mahboobi, M.D.
Department: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
City: Tehran
Country: Iran
E-mail: nima.mahboobi@gmail.com

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