Long-Term Outcomes of Maxillary Alveolar Process Trauma and Primary Incisor Injury in Early Childhood: A Case Report
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Vujkov, S.; Ivic, S.; Petrovic, B.; Blagojevic, D.; Neskovic, I.; Tadic, A.; Komsic, J. Long-Term Outcomes of Maxillary Alveolar Process Trauma and Primary Incisor Injury in Early Childhood: A Case Report. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 3275. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103275
Vujkov S, Ivic S, Petrovic B, Blagojevic D, Neskovic I, Tadic A, Komsic J. Long-Term Outcomes of Maxillary Alveolar Process Trauma and Primary Incisor Injury in Early Childhood: A Case Report. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(10):3275. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103275
Chicago/Turabian StyleVujkov, Sanja, Stojan Ivic, Bojan Petrovic, Duska Blagojevic, Isidora Neskovic, Ana Tadic, and Jelena Komsic. 2025. "Long-Term Outcomes of Maxillary Alveolar Process Trauma and Primary Incisor Injury in Early Childhood: A Case Report" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 10: 3275. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103275
APA StyleVujkov, S., Ivic, S., Petrovic, B., Blagojevic, D., Neskovic, I., Tadic, A., & Komsic, J. (2025). Long-Term Outcomes of Maxillary Alveolar Process Trauma and Primary Incisor Injury in Early Childhood: A Case Report. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(10), 3275. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103275