Pre-surgery complications associeted with impactions of third inferior molars

The objective of this study is to verify the frequency of the complications related to the retention of third inferior molars. The data were obtained on the patient records from the the Oral and Maxillofacial Treatment Center of the Surgery and Orthopedics Departament of the Dentistry College of the...

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Autores: GONÇALVES, Francisca A., BURZLAFF, João Batista, BARBISAN, Aluí Oliveira, CAMINHA, João Antônio Neto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/7766
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/RevistadaFaculdadeOdontologia/article/view/7766
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dentes retidos
Cirurgia bucal
Patologia bucal
Unerupted teeth
oral surgery
Oral pathology
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Sumario:The objective of this study is to verify the frequency of the complications related to the retention of third inferior molars. The data were obtained on the patient records from the the Oral and Maxillofacial Treatment Center of the Surgery and Orthopedics Departament of the Dentistry College of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. The items examined were sex, age, race, presence or absence of retained third inferior molars, retention classification and complications associated with the retention. The cases of the third inferior molar retention were selected, and the complications related to the retention were collected and related with sex, age, race and retention’s classification. 366 teeth were detected. There were 110 cases with complications and 256 without. Pericoronaritis was the most frequent complication found, related to tooth 38 (60%) and tooth 48 (63%), followed by cyst, root resorption and caries. Pericoronaritis was the predominant complication (61.8%) being more frequent in females (58.8%). The prophylactic extraction of third inferior molars is considered the recommended treatment.