Rare courses of the mandibular canal in the molar regions of the human mandible: A cadaveric study

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 95-102

  Sato, Iwao ^a,b   Ueno, Ryuji ^a   Kawai, Taisuke ^a   Yosue, Takashi ^a  

^a NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Course; CT; Mandibular canal; X ray

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744478931     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj.82.95     Document Type: Article

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