Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 1234-1238 , June 2009

A Preferable Technique for Protecting the Inferior Alveolar Nerve: Coronectomy

  • Dogan Dolanmaz, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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  • Gulsun Yildirim, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Yildirim: Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Cerrahi AD, Selçuk Universitesi, 42080 Kampüs Selçuklu, Konya, Turkey
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  • Kubilay Isik, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Korhan Kucuk, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
    • ,
  • Adnan Ozturk, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

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PII: S0278-2391(09)00039-1

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.12.031

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 1234-1238 , June 2009

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