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Occipital neuralgia

Dental treatment can be a ‘headache'

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  1. Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    M. F. Aksakal, B. Kaymak, M. Kara & L. Özçakar

  2. Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital, Kuwait

    A. J. Abdulsalam

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M. F. Aksakal, Ankara, Turkey; A. J. Abdulsalam, Ankara, Turkey and Jabriya, Kuwait; B. Kaymak, M. Kara, L. Özçakar, Ankara, Turkey

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Aksakal, M., Abdulsalam, A., Kaymak, B. et al. Dental treatment can be a ‘headache'. Br Dent J 236, 186 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-024-7059-7

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