The clinical relevance of bifid and trifid mandibular canals

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 147-151

  Mizbah, K ^a   Gerlach, N ^a   Maal, T J ^a   Berge S J ^a   Meijer, Gert J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bifid mandibular canal; Inferior alveolar nerve; Trifid mandibular canal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MASS SCREENING; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MASS SCREENING; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857905574     PISSN: 18651550     EISSN: 18651569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10006-011-0278-5     Document Type: Article

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