Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 424-428 , March 2006

Change in Third Molar Angulation and Position in Young Adults and Follow-Up Periodontal Pathology

  • Paige E. Nance, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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  • Raymond P. White Jr, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dalton L. McMichael Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr White: School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, CB 7450, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450
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  • Steven Offenbacher, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • OraPharma Distinguished Professor, Department of Periodontology
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  • Ceib Phillips, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Orthodontics
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  • George H. Blakey, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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  • Richard H. Haug, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Associate Dean, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

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 Received from the School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

 Supported in part by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the Dental Foundation of North Carolina.

PII: S0278-2391(05)01825-2

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.012

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 424-428 , March 2006

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