Lingual nerve damage during lower third molar removal: A comparison of two surgical methods

British Dental Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 456-461

  Robinson, P P ^a   Smith, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; LINGUAL NERVE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; OSTEOTOMY; PERIOSTEUM; PLASTIC SURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINGUAL NERVE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR, THIRD; OSTEOTOMY; PERIOSTEUM; SENSATION DISORDERS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0030597888     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809126     Document Type: Article

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