Anatomic and surgical risk assessment of the anterior loop of the inferior alveolar nerve&nbsp;

doi:10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2019.04.025

Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2019, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4) : 471-472. DOI: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2019.04.025

Anatomic and surgical risk assessment of the anterior loop of the inferior alveolar nerve

WU Yuan¹, WAN Xiao-Wen², WANG Wei¹, JIANG Lin¹, LI Wan-Qing¹, SHAO Yi-Sen¹

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WU Yuan, WAN Xiao-Wen, WANG Wei, JIANG Lin, LI Wan-Qing, SHAO Yi-Sen. Anatomic and surgical risk assessment of the anterior loop of the inferior alveolar nerve [J]. Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy. 2019, 37(4): 471-472 https://doi.org/10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2019.04.025

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