Periodontology – the historical outline from ancient times until the 20th century

  • Zlata Brkić Clinic for Dentistry, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; †Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defence, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Verica Pavlic Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, Institute of Dentistry, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine; Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author Biography

Verica Pavlic, Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, Institute of Dentistry, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine; Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, assistant professor

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Published
2017/06/02
Section
History of medicine