title: Coronectomy with the diagnostic use of CBCT to aid in the prevention of iatrogenic damage to the inferior alveolar nerve.
abstract: This case report describes the treatment of a 27-year old man who presented to the oral and maxillofacial surgery division of a U.S. Navy recruit training center. Cone beam computed tomography determined the true three-dimensional relationship of the impacted teeth to the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle. The tomograms aided in the surgical planning to decrease the probability of iatrogenic postoperative nerve disturbance.
authors.affiliation: Samuel J. Call Health Center, USCG HSWL Field Office, CapeMay, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Kyle R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Stiefel
authors.forename: Lance
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baumgarten
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008889:Military Personnel; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000379:methods; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*