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Preoperative imaging in a case of molar retention
W G Engelke1, C G Diederichs, I I Deckwer
1Department of Oral Surgery, University of Goettingen, Germany.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|August 1, 1997
Abstract:
The use of high resolution spiral computed tomography with additional 2-D reconstruction is demonstrated for a patient with a deeply impacted first mandibular molar. The precise anatomical localization enabled us to remove the tooth without damaging the inferior alveolar nerve.