The necessity of routine clinic follow-up visits after third molar removal

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1278-1282

  Sittitavornwong, Somsak ^a   Waite, Peter D ^a   Holmes, Jon D ^a   Klapow, Joshua C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; OUTPATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PAIN; TRISMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TELEPHONE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 23944462443     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.05.292     Document Type: Article

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