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

       

Authors Yamaoka M, Ishizuka M, Takahashi M, Uematsu T, Furusawa K

Published 5 January 2010 Volume 2010:2 Pages 1—3

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CCIDE.S8450

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 3

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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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