Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 680-685 , April 2007

Third Molar Root Development and Recovery from Third Molar Surgery

  • Haeman Noori

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgerySchool of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
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  • David L. Hill, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgerySchool of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
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  • Daniel A. Shugars, DDS, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Operative DentistrySchool of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
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  • Ceib Phillips, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of OrthodonticsSchool 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 SurgerySchool 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, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450

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

PII: S0278-2391(06)01364-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.02.035

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 4 , Pages 680-685 , April 2007

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