The study was conducted in accordance with the tenets of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. Seven caries-free, intact, maxillary, and mandibular third molars from humans, aged 30-37 years, which were scheduled for extraction for orthodontic or surgical purposes, were included in
RESEARCH PROJECT OBJECTIVES The aim of the presented scientific project is to establish the factors, with special reference to the type of surgical technique, tissue accumulation of advanced glycation end products, and collagen content in transversalis fascia, associated with development of