Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 256-259 , February 2008

Sensitivity and Specificity of Pantomography to Predict Inferior Alveolar Nerve Damage During Extraction of Impacted Lower Third Molars

  • Ana Cláudia Amorim Gomes, DDS, PhD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pernambuco School of Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
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  • Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito Vasconcelos, DDS, PhD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer and Director of the MSc and PhD Programs, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pernambuco School of Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Vasconcelos: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pernambuco, 1650 Av General Newton Cavalcanti, 54753-220 Recife, PE, Brazil
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  • Emanuel Dias de Oliveira Silva, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pernambuco School of Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
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  • Arnaldo de França Caldas Jr, DDS, PhD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer, Preventative and Social Dentistry, Pernambuco School of Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
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  • Ivo Cavalcante Pita Neto, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Senior Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pernambuco School of Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.

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PII: S0278-2391(07)01812-5

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.08.020

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 256-259 , February 2008

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