Impacted lower third molars and distal caries in the mandibular second molar. Is prophylactic removal of lower third molars justified?
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Impacted lower third molars and distal caries in the mandibular second molar. Is prophylactic removal of lower third molars justified?
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the presence of mandibular third molars and the occurrence of carious lesions in the distal aspect of the mandibular second molar. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective cohort study comprising 327 lower third molars extracted in the Oral Surgery and Implantology Master's Degree program of the School of Dentistry of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1989-5488
DOI: 10.4317/jced.53919