Cysts and tumors associated with impacted third molars: Is prophylactic removal justified?

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 405-408

  Stathopoulos, Panagiotis ^a   Mezitis, Michalis ^a   Kappatos, Constantinos ^b   Titsinides, Savas ^b   Stylogianni, Evaggelia ^b  

^a KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Private Practice   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMELOBLASTOMA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAW CYST; JAW TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; MYXOMA; ODONTOGENIC TUMOR; ORAL SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMELOBLASTOMA; CHILD; DENTAL SAC; DENTIGEROUS CYST; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAW CYSTS; JAW NEOPLASMS; MALE; MANDIBULAR NEOPLASMS; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; ODONTOGENIC CYSTS; ODONTOGENIC TUMORS; ODONTOMA; PERICORONITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751573991     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2010.05.025     Document Type: Article

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