Fig.1: *: the lower right 2nd molar; red line: bone height, from the bottom of the socket to the upper border of the inferior alveolar canal.

The predominating factor to extract the 2nd molar is pain associated with this tooth, but not the 1st molar.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 06/30/2013, last revision 01/19/2018