Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1721-1730 , December 2006

Assessment of Oral Health–Related Quality of Life Before and After Third Molar Surgery

  • 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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  • Michael A. Gentile, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Resident Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
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  • Nazir Ahmad

      Affiliations

    • Dental Student, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
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  • Mary F. Stavropoulos, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
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  • Gary D. Slade, BDSc, DDPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Oral Epidemiology, Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
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  • Ceib Phillips, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
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  • Shawn M. Conrad, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Community Practice Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Wilmington, NC.
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  • Phillip T. Fleuchaus, DDS, MSD

      Affiliations

    • Community Practice Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Daytona Beach, FL.
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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, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450

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

PII: S0278-2391(06)01362-0

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.03.052

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1721-1730 , December 2006

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