Association between the eruption of the third molar and caries and periodontitis distal to the second molars in elderly patients

The objective of this study was to verify whether caries and periodontal diseases, when present on the distal surface of the second molars (M2s), are associated with the eruption of the third molars (M3s). In this split-mouth study, we evaluated 70 elderly patients with unilateral maxillary or mandi...

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Main Authors: Yu-Hsiang Chou, Pei-Shan Ho, Kun-Yen Ho, Wen-Chen Wang, Kai-Fang Hu
Format: Article
Jezik:English
Izdano: Wiley 2017-05-01
Serija:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online dostop:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X17301444