Impact of third molar removal on demands for postoperative care and job disruption: Does anaesthetic choice make a difference?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-123

  Edwards, Deborah J ^a   Horton, John ^b   Shepherd, Jonathan P ^a   Brickley, Mark R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, dental; Follow up studies; Molar, third; Postoperative complications; Primary health care; Surgery, oral

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEDATION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345369654     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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