Is there a "safety zone" in the mandibular premolar region where damage to the mental nerve can be avoided if periapical extrusion occurs?
The mandibular premolars are located close to the mental foramina (Fig. 1). As such, various events affecting these teeth, such as odontogenic infection1 and orthodontic, endodontic, periodontal or surgical misadventure, may result in neurosensory disturbance of the mental nerves.2-4 In one retrospe...
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Canadian Dental Association
2010
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/2879/1/Is_there_a_safety_zon_in_the_mandibular_premolar_region_where_damage_to_the_mental_nerve_can_be_avoided_if_periapical_extrusion_occurs.pdf |