Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 402-407 , March 2006

Frequency and Evolution of Lingual Nerve Lesions Following Lower Third Molar Extraction

  • Elena Queral-Godoy, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Fellow of the Master of Oral Surgery and Implantology, School of Dentistry of the University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Rui Figueiredo, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Fellow of the Master of Oral Surgery and Implantology, School of Dentistry of the University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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  • Eduard Valmaseda-Castellón, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Oral Surgery, Professor of the Master of Oral Surgery and Implantology, School of Dentistry of the University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Leonardo Berini-Aytés, DDS, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Professor of the Master of Oral Surgery and Implantology, School of Dentistry of the University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Cosme Gay-Escoda, DDS, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chairman of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Director of the Master of Oral Surgery and Implantology, School of Dentistry of the University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Gay-Escoda: Centro Médico Teknon, Vilana 12, 08022 – Barcelona, Spain

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PII: S0278-2391(05)01827-6

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.010

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 402-407 , March 2006

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