Recovery after third molar surgery: Clinical and health-related quality of life outcomes

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 535-544

  White Jr , Raymond P ^a   Shugars, Daniel A ^a   Shafer, David M ^b   Laskin, Daniel M ^c   Buckley, Michael J ^d   Phillips, Ceib ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0038754154     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joms.2003.50106     Document Type: Article

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