Mental nerve paresthesia associated with an amalgam filling: A case report

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 291-293

  Hilu R E ^a   Zmener, O ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y ANTROPOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dental amalgam; Endodontic therapy; Mental nerve; Paresthesia

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHIN; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MOLAR TOOTH; PARESTHESIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHIN; DENTAL AMALGAM; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MOLAR; PARESTHESIA;

EID: 0033291408     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1999.tb00790.x     Document Type: Article

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