British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 270-271 , June 2008

Transposition of the mental nerve by piezosurgery followed by postoperative neurosensory control: A case report

,Accepted 23 June 2007.

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PII: S0266-4356(07)00149-0

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.06.005

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 270-271 , June 2008

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