Is there justification for prophylactic extraction of third molars? A systematic review
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Is there justification for prophylactic extraction of third molars? A systematic review.
The present systematic review was performed to investigate if there is evidence justifying the prophylactic extraction of third molars, one of the most frequent procedures in oral surgery. A series of searches was carried out for randomized, clinical trials and systematic reviews in seven databases (MEDLINE, BBO, LILACS, Web of Science, EMBASE, BIREME and Cochrane Library), with no restrictions...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Oral Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1806-8324
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-83242013005000016