Evidenced-Based Decision Making: The Third Molar

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-96

  Haug, Richard H ^a   Abdul Majid, Jihaad ^a   Blakey, George H ^b   White, Raymond P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar osteitis; Anesthesia; Infection; Parameters of care; Parasthesia; Third molars

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; DENTAL CARIES; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; ORAL SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTITIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TOOTH EXTRACTION; UNITED STATES;

CONSENSUS; DENTAL CARIES; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MOLAR, THIRD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERICORONITIS; PERIODONTITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES, DENTAL; SURGERY, ORAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59649086032     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2008.09.004     Document Type: Review

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