Permanent first molar extraction in adolescents and young adults and its effect on the development of third molar


Halicioglu K., TOPTAŞ O., AKKAŞ İ., Celikoglu M.

CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS, vol.18, no.5, pp.1489-1494, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00784-013-1121-1
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1489-1494
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of permanent first molar (P1M) extraction among Turkish adolescents and young adult subpopulation, and to investigate the effects of P1M extraction on development of the third molars (3Ms) in the same quadrant.