The relative position of the greater palatine foramen in dry Indian skulls

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1143-1146

  Saralaya, V ^a   Nayak, Soubhagya R ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Greater palatine foramen; Hard palate; Incisive foramen; Skull anatomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; INDIAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MOLAR TOOTH; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; ADULT; ANATOMY; ANESTHESIA; CADAVER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INDIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORAL SURGERY; SKULL;

ADULT; ANATOMY, REGIONAL; ANESTHESIA; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATE, HARD; SKULL;

EID: 38449101441     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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