title: Third Molars May Remain Free of Periodontal Pathology Among Well-educated Young Adults With Good Oral Health Practices.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Monitoring for periodontal inflammatory disease in the third molar region. Golden BA, Baldwin C, Sherwood C, Abdelbaky O, Phillips C, Offenbacher S, White RP, Jr.J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015;73(4):595-9.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ventä Irja, DDS, PhD PURPOSE/QUESTION: Third molars were followed up at 2-year intervals to assess changes of periodontal status in initially asymptomatic third molars with no clinical evidence of periodontal pathology.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  This work was funded by the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective cohort study
  
  
  METHODS
  Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence
  
  
  METHODS
  Not applicable.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, 00014 Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: irja.venta@helsinki.fi.
authors.forename: Ventä
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Irja
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000473:pathology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000145:classification*