Comparison of two chlorhexidine rinse protocols on the incidence of alveolar osteitis following the surgical removal of impacted third molars

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-5

  Metin, Murat ^a   Tek, Mustafa ^a   Şener, Ismail ^a,b  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Turkish Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Society   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alveolar osteitis; Chlorhexidine rinse; Impacted mandibular third molar

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; KLORHEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; OSTEITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PAIN;

EID: 33646445322     PISSN: 15263711     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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