title: Is there a "safety zone" in the mandibular premolar region where damage to the mental nerve can be avoided if periapical extrusion occurs?
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ngeowy@um.edu.my
authors.forename: Wei Cheong
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ngeow
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000033:anatomy & histology*