Post-operative nerve damage and the removal of the mandibular third molar: A matter of common consent

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 386-388

  Williams, M ^a,b,c  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Rainbow Dent Pract QMC Univ H   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LINGUAL NERVE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MOLAR TOOTH; NERVE INJURY; OUTPATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029848298     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(96)90092-3     Document Type: Article

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