Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 880-885 , June 2006

Chronic Oral Inflammation and the Progression of Periodontal Pathology in the Third Molar Region

  • Raymond P. White Jr, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dalton L. McMichael Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr White: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, CB 7450, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 37599-7450
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  • Steven Offenbacher, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • OraPharma Distinguished Professor, Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • George H. Blakey, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Richard H. Haug, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Assistant Dean, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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  • M. Thomas Jacks, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Former Senior Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Paige E. Nance, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Ceib Phillips, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

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  4. White RP , Offenbacher S , Haug RH , et al.   Inflammatory mediators and periodontitis in patients with asymptomatic third molars . J Oral Maxillofac Surg . 2002;60:1241
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 Supported in part by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and Dental Foundation of North Carolina.

PII: S0278-2391(06)00228-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.02.014

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 6 , Pages 880-885 , June 2006

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