Transposition of the mental nerve by piezosurgery followed by postoperative neurosensory control: A case report

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 270-271

  Sakkas, Nikolaos ^a   Otten, Joerg Elard ^a   Gutwald, Ralf ^a   Schmelzeisen, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Piezosurgery; Transposition of mental nerve

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALVEOLAR RIDGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; MENTAL NERVE; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SKIN TRANSPOSITION FLAP; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERESTHESIA; LIP; MANDIBULAR NERVE; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES, PREPROSTHETIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 43049112441     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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