title: Management of mandibular third molar extraction sites to prevent periodontal defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 55 Fruit Street, Warren 1201, Boston, MA 02114, USA. tbdodson@partners.org
authors.forename: Thomas B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Dodson
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000601:surgery*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D048091:Guided Tissue Regeneration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008963:Molar / Q000503:physiopathology; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes