Mandibular third molars as mediated by three cues: Dentists' treatment decisions on asymptomatic molars compared with molars associated with pathologic conditions

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 372-377

  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; Tooth extraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENTIST; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMAN; JAW; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; CUES; DECISION MAKING; DENTISTS; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; MOLAR, THIRD; OBSERVER VARIATION; RISK FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED; TOOTH, UNERUPTED;

EID: 0031302517     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016359709059202     Document Type: Article

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