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ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Monitoring for periodontal inflammatory disease in the third molar region. Golden BA, Baldwin C, Sherwood C, Abdelbaky O, Phillips C, Offenbacher S, White RP, Jr.J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015;73(4):595-9. REVIEWER: Ventä Irja, DDS, PhD PURPOSE/QUESTION: Third molars were followed up at 2-year intervals to assess changes of periodontal status in initially asymptomatic third molars with no clinical evidence of periodontal pathology. SOURCE OF FUNDING: This work was funded by the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN: Prospective cohort study LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence STRENGTH OF RECOMMENDATION GRADE: Not applicable.
