Clinical and pathologic features related to the impacted third molars in patients of different ages: A retrospective study in the Korean population

Background/purpose: The surgical extraction of impacted third molars (ITMs) is a common surgical procedure in dentistry. If prophylactic removal of ITMs is beneficial, however, is a still disputed issue. The aim of this study was to analysis the pathologic changes in impacted third molars (ITMs) and...

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Main Authors: Ji-Youn Kim, Hyeon-Gun Jee, Hyun Chul Song, Sun-Jong Kim, Myung-Rae Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790217300624