Judgement on removal of asymptomatic mandibular third molars: Influence of position, degree of impaction, and patient's age

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 348-354

  Knutsson, Kerstin ^a   Brehmer, Berndt ^b   Lysell, Leif ^b   Rohlin, Madeleine ^b  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Decision making; Impacted tooth; Judgement; Linear models; Third molar; Tooth extraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; ORAL SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY, ORAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 0030339799     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016359609003550     Document Type: Article

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