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Isolated Mandibular Third Molars: Do We Really Need To Classify? A Pilot Study

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Madan Mishra, Manthan Kumar Das & Gaurav Singh

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Mishra, M., Das, M.K. & Singh, G. Isolated Mandibular Third Molars: Do We Really Need To Classify? A Pilot Study. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-024-02133-4

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