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Third Molar Surgery

Third Molar Surgery is a dentoalveolar surgical procedure that involves the planned exposure and/or removal of one or more third molars (wisdom teeth), usually impacted maxillary or mandibular teeth, to prevent or treat associated pathology, pain, functional disturbances, or orthodontic and prosthodontic complications.

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The radiological prediction of inferior alveolar nerve injury during third molar surgery

J.P. Rood, B.A.A. Nooraldeen Shehab · British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 1990 · 597 citations

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Types, frequencies, and risk factors for complications after third molar extraction

Chi H Bui, Edward B. Seldin, Thomas B. Dodson · Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 2003 · 519 citations

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Complications following removal of impacted third molars: The role of the experience of the surgeon

Allen L. Sisk, Wade B. Hammer, David W. Shelton et al. · Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 1986 · 402 citations

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Age of Patients and Morbidity Associated With Mandibular Third Molar Surgery

Chalmers J. Lyons, Robert A. Bruce, George C. Frederickson et al. · The Journal of the American Dental Association · 1980 · 397 citations

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A prospective study of complications related to mandibular third molar surgery

Thomas P. Osborn, George C. Frederickson, Irwin A. Small et al. · Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery · 1985 · 378 citations

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  1. CG
    Cosme Gay‐Escoda

    Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

    29 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. TB
    Thomas B. Dodson

    Massachusetts General Hospital, United States

    21 publications · 2K citations

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  3. EV
    Eduard Valmaseda‐Castellón

    Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

    20 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. RP
    Raymond P. White

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    18 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. CP
    Ceib Phillips

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    15 publications · 1K citations

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  1. Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

    27 h-index

    108 publications

    8.2K citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    20 h-index

    77 publications

    5.3K citations

  3. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    19 h-index

    105 publications

    3.6K citations

  4. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    18 h-index

    59 publications

    5.1K citations

  5. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    17 h-index

    36 publications

    3.7K citations

  6. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    16 h-index

    62 publications

    3.4K citations

  7. Hospital Quirón Teknon

    Barcelona, Spain

    16 h-index

    19 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    22 publications

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  1. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

    288 publications · 17.4K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 193 publications · 6.1K citations

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  4. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

    80 publications · 5.2K citations

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