Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 11 , Pages 2213-2218 , November 2008

Risk Factors for Inflammatory Complications Following Third Molar Surgery in Adults

  • Sung-Kiang Chuang, DMD, MD, DMSc

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Departments 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: Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Warren Bldg 1201, Boston, MA 02114
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  • David H. Perrott, DDS, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Sr Vice President/Medical Director, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, Salinas, CA
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  • Srinivas M. Susarla, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Resident-in-Training, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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  • Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

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

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 This work was supported by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation Fellowship in Clinical Investigation (S.M.S.) and the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Education and Research Fund (S.M.S., S.K.C., T.B.D.), and Center for Applied Clinical Investigation (S.M.S., S.K.C., T.B.D.), and by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (T.B.D., D.P.), the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation (D.P.).

PII: S0278-2391(08)01129-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.067

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 11 , Pages 2213-2218 , November 2008

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