Routine review of patients after extraction of third molars: Is it justified?

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 393-395

  Preshaw, P M ^a   Fisher, S E ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept Oral and Maxillofacial Surg ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0031449234     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(97)90713-0     Document Type: Article

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