3-Dimensional imaging for lower third molars: Is there an implication for surgical removal?

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1867-1872

  Eyrich, Gerold ^a   Seifert, Burkhardt ^b   Matthews, Felix ^b   Matthiessen, Urs ^c   Heusser, Cyrill K ^c   Kruse, Astrid L ^c   Obwegeser, Joachim A ^c   Lübbers, Heinz Theo ^c  

^a University Zurich ^*

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MOLAR, THIRD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 79959376814     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: 15315053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2010.10.039     Document Type: Article

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