Last Updated: February 2, 2020; Reviewed: February 2, 2021; Revised: January 23, 2023
Revised from: Dr. H Lapointe, Chief of Oral Surgery, UWO, Cathy Mawdsley, CNS Critical Care, LHSC: http://www.lhsc.on.ca/critcare/ucicu/procs/oralcare.htm
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