title: The quest for causes of inferior alveolar nerve injury after extraction of mandibular third molars.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of the Pacific; Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Electronic address: Tolstunov@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Len
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tolstunov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D019412:Anatomy, Cross-Sectional / Q000379:methods; D002983:Clinical Competence; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult