Cortical integrity of the inferior alveolar canal as a predictor of paresthesia after third-molar extraction

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-278

  Park, Wonse ^a   Choi, Ji Wook ^a   Kim, Jae Young ^a   Kim, Bong Chul ^a   Kim, Hyung Jun ^a   Lee, Sang Hwy ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cortical integrity; Extraction; Inferior alveolar nerve; Paresthesia; Third molar

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949870987     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0160     Document Type: Article

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