A 10-year comparative study of the incidence of third molar removal in the aging population

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-174

  Kaminishi, Ronald M ^a,b   Lam, Peter S ^b   Kaminishi, Kurtis S ^c   Marshall, Michael W ^a,b   Hochwald, David A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Southern California Oral Surgery Foundation ^*  (United States)

^c Southern California Oral Surgery Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 30644470509     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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