A study of the position of the mandibular foramen in adult black Zimbabwean mandibles

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 184-190

  Mbajiorgu, E F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CEPHALOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INNERVATION; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; NEGRO; NERVE BLOCK; REFERENCE VALUE; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CADAVER; CEPHALOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MANDIBLE; NERVE BLOCK; REFERENCE VALUES; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0034231546     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/cajm.v46i7.8554     Document Type: Article

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