Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 377-383 , March 2007

Progress Report on Third Molar Clinical Trials

  • Raymond P. White Jr, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dalton L. McMichael Distinguished 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, CB 7450, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450

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  5. Shugars DA, Benson K, White RP, et al. Developing a measure of patient perceptions of short-term outcomes of third molar surgery. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1996;54:1402
  6. White RP, Madianos PN, Offenbacher S, et al. Microbial complexes detected in the second/third molar region in patients with asymptomatic third molars. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2002;60:1234
  7. Phillips C, White RP, Shugars DA, et al. Risk factors associated with prolonged recovery and delayed clinical healing after third molar surgery. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2003;61:1436

PII: S0278-2391(06)01970-7

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.054

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 377-383 , March 2007

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