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Is the recommendation for the enucleation or the extraction of 3rd molars in subjects during or at the end of dento-facial orthopedic treatment always justified? The viewpoint of a practitioner after 40 years of orthodontic practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2015

J.-M. Salagnac
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Abstract

Orthodontists frequently prescribe prophylactic enucleation of the lower third molars. These teeth are mostly totally asymptomatic. This practice is being recommended more and more frequently, even though published studies are more reserved in this respect. Orthodontists have to reconsider their recommendations for prophylactic enucleation of the lower third molars, but they have to make sure whether or not these teeth will erupt into their correct positions in the arch.

Keywords

Prescription for enucleation of the lower 3rd molars in orthodontic practice
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Research Article
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Journal of Dentofacial Anomalies and Orthodontics , Volume 17 , Issue 4: Extraction/Non extraction (2) , 2014 , 403
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© RODF / EDP Sciences

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