Injury to the inferior alveolar nerve during implant placement: A formula for protection of the patient and clinician

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 731-734

  Worthington, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Inferior alveolar nerve; Nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLAR BONE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRILL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; NERVE INJURY; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROTECTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

ALGORITHMS; CEPHALOMETRY; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE;

EID: 7244239093     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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