Characterisation of additional mental foramina through cone beam computed tomography

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 595-600

  Oliveira Santos, Christiano ^a,b   Souza, Paulo Henrique Couto ^a,c   De Azambuja Berti Couto, Soraya ^a,d   Stinkens, Lien ^a   Moyaert, Kristin ^a   Van Assche, Nele ^a   Jacobs, Reinhilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Additional mental foramen; Anatomical variations; Cone beam computed tomography; Jaw bone neurovascularisation; Mandibular anatomy; Mental foramen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL;

EID: 79960144674     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2010.02186.x     Document Type: Article

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