British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 214-217 , April 2009

An unnamed branch of the lingual nerve: Gingival branch

  • Necdet Kocabiyik

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Anatomy, Etlik\Ankara, Turkey
    • Tel.: +90 312 3043508.
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  • Altan Varol

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Etlik\Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Etlik 06018, Ankara. Tel.: +90 312 304 6072.
    • ,
  • Metin Sencimen

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Etlik\Ankara, Turkey
    • Tel.: +90 312304 6069.
    • ,
  • Hasan Ozan

      Affiliations

    • Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Anatomy, Etlik\Ankara, Turkey
    • Tel.: +90 312 3043508.

,Accepted 24 July 2008.

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00435-X

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.07.197

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 214-217 , April 2009

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