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JDJ Navarrete-Hernández

Reasons Why Erupted Third Molars Are Extracted in a Public University in Mexico

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DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.242
Pages: 
354–8
Synopsis: 
Third molar surgery constitutes a large percentage of daily work for dentists both in public and private practice. In this study, the authors observed that women and patients 18 to 34 years of age had erupted third molars extracted more frequently, primarily for prosthetic reasons.

ABSTRACT

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the reasons for which erupted third molars (3M) are extracted in a sample of Mexican patients.

Accepted: 
27 Sep, 2013
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e-Published: 08 May, 2014
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