third molar eruption is an unpredictable event. occasionally, mandibular third molars undergo angular changes in young adults. this rotational drift is of unknown etiology, is not predictable and may facilitate the eruption or may make the impaction worse. a rare case is presented with severe rotational drift of a mesioangularly impacted mandibular third molar.

Third molar surgery is one of the most common practices in maxillofacial [1]. These teeth have a variable anatomy, position and location, thus determining way which each procedure will be performed [1-3].

Impacted mandibular third molar tooth has the potential to induce periodontal problems in the distal root of second molar tooth. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous biomaterial which has been used to enhance soft and hard tissue regeneration. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of PRP in management of periodontal pocket at the distal root of mandibular second ...

BACKGROUND Successful extraction of third molars depends on preoperative diagnosis and planning. Gold standard preoperative examinations are performed through computed tomography, decreasing risks and avoiding potential accidents. The present report highlights the value of preoperative examinations in face of accidentally displaced third molars. METHODS An 18-years-old female patient underwen...

To evaluate the effect of third molar impaction and impaction-related parameters on development. Panoramic radiographs (N=3972) from 473 males 558 females between 3.2 23.5 years old were analysed. Three examined: hindering contact adjacent second molar, retromolar space availability (only in lower molars), angulation molar. From separate parameters, a definition for was derived. Third molars’ d...