Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 11 , Pages 1598-1602 , November 2006

Pathology Associated With Impacted Mandibular Third Molars in a Group of Jordanians

  • Taiseer Hussain Al-Khateeb, MScD, FDSRCS, FFDRCS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Al-Khateeb: Jordan University of Science and Technology, PO Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan
    • ,
  • Anwar B. Bataineh, MScD, CSOS, MDSc

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01406-6

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.102

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 11 , Pages 1598-1602 , November 2006

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