Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 12 , Pages 2482-2487 , December 2008

Impact of Symptomatic Pericoronitis on Health-Related Quality of Life

  • Matthew McNutt, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Former Senior Resident, Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Maura Partrick, BA, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Daniel A. Shugars, DDS, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Operative Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Ceib Phillips, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Raymond P. White Jr, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

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

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 This research was supported by GCRC RR00046, CPSA U54RR024383, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation, and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

PII: S0278-2391(08)01194-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.07.005

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 12 , Pages 2482-2487 , December 2008

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