Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry (Jan 2010)

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

  • Minoru Yamaoka,
  • Masahide Ishizuka,
  • Masahiro Takahashi,
  • et al

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2010, no. default
pp. 1 – 3

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Minoru Yamaoka, Masahide Ishizuka, Masahiro Takahashi, Takashi Uematsu, Kiyofumi FurusawaMatsumoto Dental University, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shiojiri, Nagano, JapanAbstract: 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