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Subacute pericoronitis from an unerupted supernumerary third molar. Report of a case
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|January 1, 1978
Abstract:
Any tooth may be affected by pericoronitis. A case of acute pericoronitis from an unerupted supernumerary third molar tooth is described. The importance of the patient's history and the clinical examination in reaching a diagnosis is stressed.
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