Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology
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Oral Surg. Oral Med. Oral Pathol. · Jan 1980
Case ReportsMental nerve neuropathy: a complication of sickle-cell crisis.
Anesthesia of the mental nerve, a rare complication of sickle-cell disease, has been reported. This is the first documented and reported case occurring in the United States. A review of the basic pathophysiology of the disease has been presented.