Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 10 , Pages 1977-1983 , October 2007

Assessment of Factors Associated With Surgical Difficulty in Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Extraction

  • Olalekan Micah Gbotolorun, BDS, FMCDS

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Gbotolorun: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M.B 12003, Lagos, Nigeria
    • ,
  • Godwin Toyin Arotiba, BDS, FMCDS, FWACS, FDS RCSEd

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor and Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
    • ,
  • Akinola Ladipo Ladeinde, BDS, FMCDS, FWACS

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer and Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)02212-9

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.11.030

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 10 , Pages 1977-1983 , October 2007

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