Is there a "safety zone" in the mandibular premolar region where damage to the mental nerve can be avoided if periapical extrusion occurs?
Ngeow
Wei Cheong
WC
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ngeowy@um.edu.my
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*