title: Lingual guttering technique for removal of impacted mandibular third molars.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To assess the clinical feasibility of lingual bone guttering technique for surgical extraction of mandibular third molars.
  
  
  METHODS
  20 patients with thick lingual cortical plate were included in the study. Surgical extraction of mandibular third molars by lingual bone guttering technique was performed in all the subjects. These subjects were evaluated for integrity of lingual cortical plate and sensation of lingual nerve postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All extractions done by lingual bone guttering technique were clinically feasible to perform and no complications were seen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lingual bone guttering technique can be used safely in extraction of mandibular third molars with thick lingual cortical plate.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, KLE Society's Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Tejraj P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, KLE Society's Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vikram S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, MS Ramayya College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Shankargouda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pawar
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Career Institute of Medical and Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Nisha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shetty
keywords: Impaction; lingual bone guttering; lingual plate fracture; nerve injury