The surgical removal of mandibular third molars: A study in decision making

Quintessence International

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 613-617

  Bataineh, Anwar B ^a   Albashaireh, Zakereyya S ^a   Hazza’a, Abdalla M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Decision making process; Mandibular teeth; Third molars

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; PERICORONITIS; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 0036719714     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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