From: Assessment of the proximity between the mandibular third molar and inferior alveolar canal using preoperative 3D-CT to prevent inferior alveolar nerve damage
Lingual nerve damage
IAN damage
IAN damage rate (%)
Group I (1735 cases)
3 cases
6 cases
0.35
Group II (2063 cases)
23 cases
1.1
Group III (1119 cases)
0.27
Total (4917 cases)
12 cases
32 cases
0.65