Pederson scale fails to predict how difficult it will be to extract lower third molars

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-26

  Diniz Freitas, Márcio ^a   Lago Méndez, Lucía ^a   Gude Sampedro, Francisco ^a   Somoza Martin, José Manuel ^a   Gándara Rey, José Manuel ^a   García García, Abel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Parant classification; Pederson classification; Third molar surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR, THIRD; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 33845286133     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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