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 ...

Removal of third molars is a common procedure performed in oral surgery. Although there are well-defined indications for removal of impacted third molars, removal of asymptomatic third molars is still universally practiced. This article reviews the body of knowledge regarding for and against the prophylactic surgical extraction of impacted third molars in contemporary oral surgical practice, an...

introdouction: impacted mandibular third molar surgery may affect periodontal status of the adjacent second molar. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in periodontal health parameters distal to the adjacent second molar following surgical extraction of an impacted mandibular third molar. materials and methods: we selected 50 subjects with a mean age of 22.8 (ranging from 18 to...

introduction: surgeons have always sought to use techniques to decrease pain and swelling. one of the solutions that can minimize these complications is closing the wound with the minimum number of sutures or sutureless technique. the goal of this study was to evaluate the role of sutureless technique in decreasing pain and swelling after impacted mandibular third molar surgery. methods: ninete...

Four patients attending for the extraction of an impacted lower third molar are reported. The aim of this paper is was to describe a technical approach, which facilitates impacted lower third molar extraction, minimizing the ostectomy, thus reducing secondary postoperative manifestations and avoiding possible periodontal defects on the distal side of the second mandibular molar. To facilitate t...