Lingual nerve injury following mandibular third molar extractions
The aim of this paper is to alert dentists and maxillofacial surgeons that they must learn the variable anatomy of the lingual nerve in order to avoid damaging it during lower third molar extractions. Severe damage or severance of the lingual nerve can result in permanent numbness, loss of taste and...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641679 |