Assessment of Difficulty in Third Molar Surgery-A Systematic Review

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 771-774

  Akadiri, Oladimeji A ^a   Obiechina, Ambrose E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; OPERATION DURATION; ROOT MORPHOLOGY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MOLAR, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 62349091055     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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