Evaluation of mandibular lingual foramina related to dental implant treatment with computerized tomography: A multicenter clinical study

Implant Dentistry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-63

  Yildirim, Yagmur D ^a   Güncü, Güliz N ^a   Galindo Moreno, Pablo ^b   Velasco Torres, Miguel ^b   Juodzbalys, Gintaras ^c   Kubilius, Marius ^c   Gervickas, Albinas ^c   Al Hezaimi, Khalid ^d   Al Sadhan, Raêed ^d   Yilmaz, Hasan Güney ^e   Asar, Neset Volkan ^f   Karabulut, Erdem ^a   Wang, Hom Lay ^g   Tözüm, Tolga F ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Lithuania)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

anatomy; dental implant; humans; mandibula; surgery; tomography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SURGERY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; VASCULARIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; DENTAL IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893745082     PISSN: 10566163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ID.0000000000000012     Document Type: Article

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