Gore-Tex tubing as a conduit for repair of lingual and inferior alveolar nerve continuity defects: A preliminary report

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 319-321

  Pogrel, M Anthony ^a   McDonald, Alexander R ^a,b   Kaban, Leonard B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031914402     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(98)90107-0     Document Type: Article

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