Sensibility and taste alterations after impacted lower third molar extractions. A prospective cohort study

Sensibility and taste alterations after impacted lower third molar extractions. A prospective cohort study

OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence, severity and duration of lingual tactile and gustatory function impairments after lower third molar removal. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study with intra-subject measures of 16 patients undergoing lower third molar extractions. Sensibility and gustatory functions were evaluated in each subject preoperatively, one week and one month after the extracti...

An Observational Cohort Study on Delayed-Onset Infections after Mandibular Third-Molar Extractions

OBJECTIVES The purpose of the present study was to investigate the occurrence and clinical features of delayed-onset infections after mandibular third-molar extractions. METHOD AND MATERIALS An observational cohort study was conducted on 179 patients undergoing mandibular third-molar extraction between January 2013 and December 2015, for a total of 217 extractions. Data were recorded at the t...

Relationship between mandibular fracture and impacted lower third molar.

UNLABELLED Many studies have shown that the greatest risk of fracture of the mandibular angle is related to the presence of an unerupted lower third molar, based on the hypothesis that there is a decrease in the area of bone and absorption of the impact in this area, leading some surgeons to indicate its prophylactic removal in patients most exposed to the risk factors of facial trauma. On the ...

Predictive factors of difficulty in lower third molar extraction: A prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND Several publications have measured the difficulty of third molar removal, trying to establish the main risk factors, however several important preoperative and intraoperative variables are overlooked. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective cohort study comprising a total of 130 consecutive lower third molar extractions was performed. The outcome variables used to measure the difficulty...

Title Incidence of neurosensory deficits and recovery after lower third molar surgery: a prospective clinical study