Do anatomical variations of the mandibular canal pose an increased risk of inferior alveolar nerve injury after third molar removal?
Myrthel VranckxHannah GeerinckxHugo Gaêta-AraujoAndre Ferreira LeiteConstantinus PolitisReinhilde JacobsPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2021)
While a close relation between the third molar and the mandibular canal remains a high risk factor, mandibular canal variations did not pose an increased risk of postoperative IAN injury after third molar removal.