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J Adv Periodontol Implant Dent. 2024;16(1): 55-63. doi: 10.34172/japid.2024.003
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Review

Application of 4D printing in dentistry: A narrative review

Yeshwanth Perambudhuru 1 ORCID, Lata Goyal 1 * ORCID, Meghna Dewan 2 ORCID, Ajay Mahajan 3, Prabhat Kumar Chaudhari 4 ORCID

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