Use of Gore-Tex tubing as a conduit for inferior alveolar and lingual nerve repair: Experience with 6 cases

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 493-496

  Pitta, Marcos C ^a,b   Wolford, Larry M ^a,c   Mehra, Pushkar ^a,d   Hopkin, Joel ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (Brazil)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD SENSATION; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE MALFORMATION; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; PAIN; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUTURING METHOD; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035028650     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joms.2001.22671     Document Type: Article

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