Incidence of large accessory mandibular foramen in human mandibles

European Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 139-141

  Narayana, K ^a   Prashanthi, N ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Accessory mandibular foramen; Inferior alveolar nerve; Mandibular foramen; Ramus of mandible

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY MANDIBULAR FORAMEN; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; NORMAL HUMAN; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 2342562977     PISSN: 11364890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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