A randomized comparison of the effect of partial and total wound closure techniques on postoperative morbidity after mandibular third molar surgery

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Bello, Seidu Adebayo ^a   Olaitan, Abayomi A ^b   Ladeinde, Akinola L ^c  

^a State House Clinic   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE RESECTION; MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR SURGERY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH SOCKET; TRISMUS; WOUND CLOSURE;

EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 79956361118     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: 15315053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.01.025     Document Type: Article

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