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High Performance Athletes = High Performance Caries

13 Aug

Just the other day at Dr. Eleanor Kong, our hygiene department saw a 14-year old patient for his recall exam. We have been seeing him since he was fi...

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High Performance Athletes = High Performance Caries

Dear Patients,