The article entitled “Botulinum toxin for the treatment of hyperfunctional lines of the forehead”, published in pages 276-282, Issue 4, Volume 5 of the Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry[1] has been retracted from publication by the author. The origin of a majority of the content was taken from the thesis of Dr. Sonal Anchlia [Management of hyper functional facial lines with botulinium toxin, March-2004, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences] without prior consent, permission, and attribution.
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- 1.Sunil SM, Babu B G, Deepthi S, Veerabhadrappa AC, Vadavadagi SV, Punde P. Botulinum toxin for the treatment of hyperfunctional lines of the forehead. J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent. 2015;5:276–82. doi: 10.4103/2231-0762.161227. DOI: 10.4103/2231-0762.161227. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] [Retracted]