Third Molar Clinical Trials is a targeted research project with a goal of providing current clinical and biological data to support effective third molar treatment. This special contribution, modified from the report on the progress of Third Molar Clinical Trials to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons House of Delegates in 2006, summarizes progress on this complex project spanning almost a decade. An annotated bibliography of peer-reviewed publications to date is included.
⁎Dalton L. McMichael Distinguished Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
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