Removal of a deeply impacted mandibular third molar through a sagittal split ramous osteotomy approach

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-368

  Jones, Terry A ^a,b   Garg, Tanushree ^a   Monaghan, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inferior alveolar nerve; Lower third molars; Sagittal split ramus osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FACE EDEMA; FEVER; HUMAN; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE; JAW MOVEMENT; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MOLAR TOOTH; OSTEOTOMY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; OSTEOTOMY; TOOTH, IMPACTED; TRISMUS;

EID: 3042551044     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2004.02.022     Document Type: Article

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