Clinical Outcome of Third Molars in Adults Followed during 18 Years

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 182-185

  Ventä, Irja ^a   Ylipaavalniemi, Pekka ^b   Turtola, Lauri ^b  

^a Finnish Student Health Service   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0942287156     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2003.04.011     Document Type: Article

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