Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 9 , Pages 1371-1376 , September 2006

Proximity of a Lower Third Molar to the Inferior Alveolar Canal as a Predictor of Delayed Recovery

  • Donald J. Hull, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Former Chief Resident, General Practice, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Daniel A. Shugars, DDS, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • 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, University of North Carolina, CB 7450, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450
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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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 Partially funded by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the Dental Foundation of North Carolina.

PII: S0278-2391(06)00667-7

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.05.022

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 9 , Pages 1371-1376 , September 2006

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