Clinical/biological outcomes of treatment for pericoronitis

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1150-1160

  Blakey, George H ^a   White Jr , Raymond P ^a   Offenbacher, Steven ^a   Phillips, Ceib ^a   Delano, E Olutayo ^a   Maynor, Gayle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030513102     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(96)90339-0     Document Type: Article

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