1*,3Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Guys Hospital, Floor 23, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT; 2Restorative Dentistry, Guys Hospital, Floor 26, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT *Correspondence to: Dr Vinod Patel Email:
[email protected] Refereed Paper Accepted 29 April 2010 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.673 © British Dental Journal 2010; 209: 111 – 114 BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL VOLUME 209 NO. 3 AUG 14 2010 Coronectomy is a technique that should be considered for mandibular third molars when it is felt there is an increased risk of injury to the inferior dental nerve. Coronectomy is oral surgery’s approach to minimal interventional dentistry.