Course and distribution of the lingual nerve in the ventral tongue region: Anatomical considerations for frenectomy

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1359-1363

  Yang, Hun Mu ^a   Woo, Yong Je ^a   Won, Sung Yoon ^a   Kim, Da Hye ^a   Hu, Kyung Seok ^a   Kim, Hee Jin ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Frenectomy; Frenuloplasty; Lingual frenulum; Lingual nerve; Sihler staining; Tongue tip

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRENECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONGUE;

AGED; CADAVER; COLORING AGENTS; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINGUAL FRENUM; LINGUAL NERVE; MALE; MOUTH FLOOR; MOUTH MUCOSA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE FIBERS; SAFETY; TONGUE;

EID: 70349676198     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181ae42fa     Document Type: Article

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