Patient perceptions regarding the risks of morbidity and complications of lower third molar removal

Community Dental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-21

  Armstrong, R A ^a   Brickley, M R ^a   Evans, D J ^a   Cowpe, J G ^a   Shepherd, J P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Oral surgery; Third molars

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; EDEMA; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; JAW DISEASE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MOLAR TOOTH; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TIME; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COGNITION; EDEMA; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENTS; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTORS; SENSATION DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

EID: 0030098893     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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