Mandibular canal variant: A case report

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-124

  Wadhwani, P ^a,b   Mathur, R M ^a   Kohli, M ^a   Sahu, R ^a  

^a Saraswati Dental College and Hospital   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Mandibular canal; Variant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; NERVE BLOCK; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE;

EID: 38149137175     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2007.00573.x     Document Type: Article

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