Periodontal healing after mandibular third molar surgery - A comparison of distolingual alveolectomy and tooth division techniques

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-37

  Chang, Hao Hueng ^a   Lee, J J ^a   Kok, S H ^a   Yang, P J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Distolingual alveolectomy; Periodontal healing; Tooth division technique

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; ORAL SURGERY; PERIODONTICS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0347029719     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijom.2003.0451     Document Type: Article

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