Third Molars Associated with Periodontal Pathology in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 440-445

  Elter, John R ^a   Cuomo, Christopher J ^a   Offenbacher, Steven ^a   White Jr , Raymond P ^a,b  

^a Department of Dental Ecology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE;

EID: 1842425983     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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