Comments on “The effect of age on third molar extraction difficulty: a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study” – Danger in describing ‘simplicity’ in third molar surgery

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  • Aydin Gülses Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

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https://doi.org/10.2340/aos.v85.45933

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This is a comment on the article "The effect of age on third molar extraction difficulty: a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study" https://doi.org/10.2340/aos.v85.45308

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2026-04-29

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Letter to the Editor