Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 83-88 , January 2007

Preoperative Computed Tomography Imaging in the Management of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars

  • Srinivas M. Susarla, BA

      Affiliations

    • Fellow in Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Mr Susarla: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Warren 1201, Boston, MA 02114
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  • Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Visiting Surgeon and Director of Center for Applied Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.

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 This work was supported by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation Fellowship in Clinical Investigation (S.M.S.), the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education and Research Fund (S.M.S., T.B.D.) and the Mid-Career Award in Patient-Oriented Research NIDCR K24 DE000448 (T.B.D.).

PII: S0278-2391(06)01227-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.10.052

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 83-88 , January 2007

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