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
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: Wiley 2017-05-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Acceso en liña:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X17301444