Journal of
Dentistry and Oral Hygiene

  • Abbreviation: J. Dent. Oral Hyg.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2472
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDOH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 137

Full Length Research Paper

The effects of primary and secondary wound closure following surgical extraction of lower third molars on post-operative morbidity: A prospective randomized clinical trial

Nedal Abdullah Abu-Mostafa
  • Nedal Abdullah Abu-Mostafa
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Science Department, Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Dental Hospital (Namuthajia) Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 30 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 18 August 2015
  •  Published: 31 October 2015

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