British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 552-553 , October 2008

Cystic changes in dental follicle associated with radiographically normal impacted mandibular third molar

  • G.H.L. Saravana

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, KGF College of Dental Science, Karnataka, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. G-2, Ravi Kiran Apartments, Jawahar Nagar, Moula Ali, Secunderabad – 500040, India. Tel.: +91 40 27130674.
    • ,
  • Krishnaraj Subhashraj

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India

,Accepted 11 February 2008.

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00058-2

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.02.008

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 552-553 , October 2008

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