Is lingual nerve protection necessary for lower third molar germectomy? A prospective study of 300 procedures

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 620-624

  Chossegros, C ^a   Guyot, L ^b   Cheynet, F ^a   Belloni, D ^a   Blanc, J L ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Northside University Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Germectomy; Lingual nerve; Third molar; Wisdom teeth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; INJURY; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LINGUAL NERVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE RESECTION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NERVE INJURY; OSTEOTOMY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETRACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONGUE DISEASE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH FLORA; TOOTH ROOT; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

EID: 18744390017     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijom.2002.0236     Document Type: Article

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