Association of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Position and Nerve Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Yangjie LiZiji LingHang ZhangHanyu XiePing ZhangHongbing JiangYu Fu

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

A statistical difference was found in the rate of IAN injury between cases where the IAC was positioned buccally and lingually of the LM3 roots. The IAC was at a relatively higher risk of damage in third molar extraction when it was located on the lingual position of the LM3 roots.

Keyphrases

peripheral nerve
oxidative stress