The relationship of the lingual nerve to the third molar region using radiographic imaging

British Dental Journal

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-31

  Karakas, P ^a   Zel, M ^b   Koebke, J ^c  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD;

EID: 34547156714     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bdj.2007.584     Document Type: Article

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