British dental journal
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British dental journal · May 1999
Comparative StudyFactors influencing nerve damage during lower third molar surgery.
To investigate relationships between pathology, eruption status, age, anaesthetic modality and nerve damage during lower third molar surgery. ⋯ Lingual and inferior alveolar nerve damage was five times more frequent when lower third molars were removed under general anaesthesia rather than local anaesthesia. This could not be explained in terms of surgical difficulty, pre-operative pathology, age or anatomical position.
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British dental journal · Apr 1999
The relationship between water fluoridation and socioeconomic deprivation on tooth decay in 5-year-old children.
To examine the relationship between water fluoridation, socioeconomic deprivation and tooth decay in 5-year-olds. ⋯ Tooth decay is strongly associated with social deprivation. The findings confirm that the implementation of water fluoridation has halved tooth decay in 5-year-old children and that the dental caries divide between rich and poor is reduced.