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Third molar surgery: current concepts and controversies. Part 2
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Review
Third molar surgery: current concepts and controversies. Part 2
Oral Health.
1993 May.
Abstract
The outcome of third molar surgery is influenced by a variety of factors including among others, mucoperiosteal flap design and flap closure and the use of antibiotics and corticosteroids. This article discusses the special significance of modifying factors upon the incidence of perioperative complications associated with third molar surgery.
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