Evaluation of the indication for surgical extraction of third molars according to the oral surgeon and the primary care dentist. Experience in the Master of Oral Surgery and Implantology at Barcelona University Dental School

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Torres, M Angeles Fuster ^a   Albiol, Jordi Gargallo ^a   Aytes, Leonardo Berini ^a   Escoda, Cosme Gay ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO MÉDICO TEKNON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Primary care dentist; Prophylactic removal; Third molar surgery; Third molars

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MOLAR TOOTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; SPAIN; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPAIN; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 54549091015     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: 16986946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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