Atypical courses of the mandibular canal: Comparative examination of dry mandibles and x-rays

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 487-491

  Bogdán, Sándor ^a   Pataky, Levente ^a   Barabás, József ^a   Németh, Zsolt ^a   Huszár, Tamás ^a   Szabó, György ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Alveolar nerve injury; Bifid mandibular canal; Inferior alveolar nerve

Indexed keywords

MANDIBLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; X RAY; X RAY FILM; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CADAVER; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC;

EID: 33747591637     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200605000-00017     Document Type: Review

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