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  1. Private Office, Belruptstr. 59, 6900, Bregenz , Austria

    H. Winsauer

  2. Private Office, Athens, Greece

    C. Vlachojannis

  3. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    S. Chrubasik

  4. Department of Pharmacy, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia

    S. Chrubasik

  5. Poliklinik für Kieferorthopädie, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Goethestr. 70, 80336, München, Germany

    A. Wichelhaus

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Winsauer, H., Vlachojannis, C., Chrubasik, S. et al. Letter to the editor. J Orofac Orthop 73, 326–328 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00056-012-0085-0

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