Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 9 , Pages 1685-1692, September 2007

Age as a Risk Factor for Third Molar Surgery Complications

  • Sung-Kiang Chuang, DMD, MD, DMSc

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Chuang: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 55 Fruit Street, Warren 1201, Boston, MA 02114
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  • David H. Perrott, DDS, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Senior Vice President/Medical Director, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, Salinas, CA.
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  • Srinivas M. Susarla, BA

      Affiliations

    • Fellow in Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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  • Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Visiting Surgeon and Director, Center for Applied Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

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 Supported by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation Fellowship in Clinical Investigation (S.S.), the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center for Applied Clinical Investigation and Education and Research Fund (S.S., S.C., and T.D.), the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (S.C. and T.D.), and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation (D.P.).

PII: S0278-2391(07)00517-4

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2007.04.019

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 9 , Pages 1685-1692, September 2007

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