Reducing lingual nerve damage in third molar surgery: a clinical audit of 1350 cases

BDJ ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 178 (4) ◽  
pp. 140-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Walters
2005 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 1443-1446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cláudia Amorim Gomes ◽  
Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito Vasconcelos ◽  
Emanuel Dias de Oliveira e Silva ◽  
Luiz Carlos Ferreira da Silva

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anshul Rai ◽  
Anuj Jain

While performing third molar surgery, retraction of the lingual flap improves access andit reduces the chances of lingual nerve injury.Many instruments are documented in theliterature for the same. We recommended the use of silk suture for lingual flapretraction.It is a simple method and easy to use.


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