introduction: alveolar osteitis (ao) is one of the most common postoperative complications after third molar surgery. various techniques have been used to reduce the risk of ao. the aim of the current study was to evaluate the effect of chlorhexidine (chx) bioadhesive gel in preventing the development of ao. methods: patients with bilateral impacted mandibular third molars underwent surgical ex...

BACKGROUND Post-operative complications of various degrees of severity are commonly observed in third molar impaction surgery. For this reason, a surgical procedure that decreases the trauma of bone and soft tissues should be a priority for surgeons. In the present study, we compare the efficacy and the post-operative complications of patients to whom two different surgical techniques were appl...

Retromolar space has long been identified as a major factor in the aetiology of mandibular third molar impaction. The aims of this study were to compare mandibular third molar space between the different antero-posterior (A-P) skeletal patterns, between erupted and impacted third molars in the different A-P skeletal patterns, and to report on the status of third molar eruption/impaction among t...

Background: The calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) is a rare example of a developmental odontogenic cyst. COC may clinically be diagnosed as calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour, adenomatoid odontogenic tumour, ameloblastic fibroodontoma, complex or compound odontoma, dentigerous cyst or as other types of odontogenic cysts. Purpose: The aim is to present an unusual clinical case of COC assoc...

INTRODUCTION The first aim of the present study was to analyze if any correlation exists between the post-graduate's and the tutor's difficulty evaluation of the same tooth to be extracted. Secondly, the study aimed to verify whether, and possibly which, anatomical/topographic characteristics of the impacted lower third molar influence the post-graduate's difficulty evaluation. Thirdly, patient...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to determine the type and frequency of pathological conditions around third molar teeth among randomly selected patient's records in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh. MATERIALS AND METHODS Totally, 281 patient panoramic radiographs were selected with detectable pathology among 570 files of patients seen ...

BACKGROUND Third molars are the most commonly impacted teeth, and their extraction is the most commonly performed procedure in oral and maxillofacial surgery. The aim of the present study is to describe the pattern of mandibular third molar impaction and to define the most appropriate age for prophylactic extraction of mandibular third molar teeth. METHODS A total of 1198 orthopantomographs (...