The Prevalence of Impacted Mandibular Wisdom with Associated Physical Signs and Microbial Infections among under Graduate Girls at Taif University, KSA

The aims of this study were to detect the presence of impacted lower mandibular third molars (IW) and the medical complications among outpatients at Taif Uni. KSA, throughout (2012). The study was concerned with the determination of type of impaction, physical signs and predominant microorganisms. The examined complained students (No.=113) with age (18-26yrs.), were subjected for clinical, dental and microbial examinations. Total impacted wisdoms (IW) were 49.6%. According to the site, (Uni. and Bi.) had prevalence of 67.9 and 32.1%, respectively. According to the position, (MA. and V.) displayed incidence of 64.3 and 35.7%, respectively. The most common complaints were pain 76.8%, pericoronitis 62.5%, periodontal pocketing 57.1%, trismus 51.8%, cheek biting 39.3%, cellulitis 32.1% and abscess formation 19.6%. The accompanied vital signs were septic S.T. 55.4%, lymphadenitis 76.8% and fever 66.1%. The aerobic and facultative anaerobic isolates were Strept. Viridans, Corynebacterium spp. Haemophilus spp. Strept. mutans, CNS, Staph. aureus, Strept. pneumoniae, E. coli, Strept. pyogenes and Pseudomonas spp.. with incidence of 90.5, 60.8, 56.8, 52.7, 45.9, 25.7, 23, 23, 14.9 and 10.8% and anaerobic isolates were Prevotella spp. Fusobacterium spp. Actinomyces spp. Bacteroides spp. Lactobacillus spp. Campylobacter spp. and Clostridium spp. had incidence of 98.6, 90.5, 81.1, 81.1, 70.3, 54 and 41.9% respectively.