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Bone formation with disruption of the lamina dura in the mandibular third molar

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Authors: Minoru Yamaoka, Masahide Ishizuka, Masahiro Takahashi, et al

Published Date January 2010 Volume 2010:2 Pages 1 - 3
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCIDEN.S8450

Minoru Yamaoka, Masahide Ishizuka, Masahiro Takahashi, Takashi Uematsu, Kiyofumi Furusawa

Matsumoto Dental University, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan

Abstract: The lamina dura is a healthy structural component in teeth. This study highlights the association of bone formation with disruption of lamina dura below the crown of the mandibular horizontal incompletely impacted third molar.

Keywords: lamina dura, radiolucency, bone formation, mandible, third molar






 

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