Localization of important facial foramina encountered in maxillo-facial surgery

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 633-640

  Gupta, Tulika ^a,b  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anesthetic nerve block; Infraorbital foramen; Maxillo facial surgery; Mental foramen; Supraorbital foramen; Supraorbital nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACE; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; MAXILLA; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MEASUREMENT; NERVE BLOCK; ORBIT; PHYSICIAN; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; ZYGOMA;

ADULT; HUMANS; MAXILLA; NERVE BLOCK; ORBIT; SKULL; SURGERY, ORAL; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOOTH;

EID: 54849429161     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20688     Document Type: Article

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