Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1761-1766 , December 2006

The Effect of a Single Dose Prednisolone With and Without Diclofenac on Pain, Trismus, and Swelling After Removal of Mandibular Third Molars

  • M. Cemil Buyukkurt, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Buyukkurt: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25240 Turkey
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  • Metin Gungormus, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
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  • Omer Kaya, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01401-7

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.107

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 12 , Pages 1761-1766 , December 2006

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