Primary and secondary closure of the surgical wound after removal of impacted mandibular third molars: A comparative study

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-57

  Pasqualini, Damiano ^a,b   Cocero, N ^a   Castella, A ^a   Mela, L ^a   Bracco, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Impacted tooth; Primary wound closure; Third molar surgery; Tooth extraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFECTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURING METHOD; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH SOCKET; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 11844292792     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2004.01.023     Document Type: Article

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