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Case Report

Integrating Medical Acupuncture and Intraoral Dry Needling Protocol for Radiation-Induced Xerostomia

S. J. LeeUCLA Orofacial Pain Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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, DMD,
C. P. DiepUCLA Orofacial Pain Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
, DDS, LAc,
S. ArmanUCLA Orofacial Pain Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
, DMD, MPH,
D. V. MessadiUCLA Orofacial Pain Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
, DDS, MMSC, DMSC &
F. S. YounaiUCLA Orofacial Pain Clinic, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
, DDS
Article: 2289694 | Received 05 Jun 2023, Accepted 27 Nov 2023, Published online: 31 Dec 2023

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