Double mental foramina of the mandible on computed tomography images: A case report

Oral Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 68-71

  Igarashi, Chinami ^a   Kobayashi, Kaoru ^a   Yamamoto, Akira ^a   Morita, Yasuhiko ^a   Tanaka, Mamoru ^a  

^a TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Double mental foramina; Mental foramen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPLANT; JAPAN; JAW MALFORMATION; MALE; MANDIBLE; SKULL;

EID: 12144261034     PISSN: 09116028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11282-004-0012-1     Document Type: Article

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