Do two- and three-dimensional imaging show the same risk of nerve injury during extraction of mandibular third molars depending on their angulations and distances to the inferior alveolar canal? - A retrospective clinical study over 8 years

• Main Authors: Oliver Meller (Author), Florian Pfaffeneder-Mantai (Author), Benedikt Schneider (Author), Dragan Ströbele (Author), Wilhelm Frank (Author), Dritan Turhani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Injury of the inferior alveolar canal (IAC) is a common complication during mandibular third molar (MTM) surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the MTM risk assessment using orthopantomography (OPG) and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images showing different MTM angulations...