The retromolar foramen and canal in south Indian dry mandibles

European Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 141-146

  Narayana, K ^a   Nayak, U A ^a   Ahmed, W N ^a   Bhat, J G ^a   Devaiah, B A ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Accessory foramina; Digital subtraction angiography; Inferior alveolar nerve; Mandibular canal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MOLAR TOOTH; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TOOTH;

EID: 0036953136     PISSN: 11364890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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