Prevalence of third molars in dental practice attenders aged over 35 years

Community Dental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 223-227

  Brickley, M R ^a   Tanner, M ^a   Evans, D J ^a   Edwards, M J ^a   Armstrong, R A ^a   Shepherd, J P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Epidemiology; Third molars

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TOOTH ERUPTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL RECORDS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 0030342123     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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