Morphological and quantitative study of the inferior alveolar nerve canal in hemifacial microsomia

Abstract This study aimed to probe into the anatomic course of inferior alveolar nerve canal (IANC) in hemifacial microsomia (HFM) on a large scale, morphological observations and further quantitative study were performed. Patients were classified by Pruzansky–Kaban classification. The anatomic cour...

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Main Authors: Xin Li, Xiaojun Chen, Ziwei Zhang, Xuetong Wang, Wenqing Han, Byeong Seop Kim, Yingjie Yan, Gang Chai, Yan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54318-z