Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6051521 | Archives of Oral Biology | 2014 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The greater susceptibility of lingual nerve dysfunction during inferior alveolar nerve blocks may be due to its uni-fascicular structure and the thicker perineurium, leading to increased endoneurial pressure and involvement of all axons if oedema or haemorrhage occurs due to trauma.
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Authors
Vui Leng Tan, Alice Andrawos, Mounir N. Ghabriel, Grant C. Townsend,