A tooth which failed to erupt fully or emerged partially, it is considered to be impacted. Impaction is most common with the wisdom tooth because they are the last tooth to erupt in the oral cavity. An impacted tooth remain stuck in gum tissue or bone for various reasons, as in overcrowded regions were there could be no room for them to emerge or if the jaw is too small to fit the wisdom tooth....

The purpose of this study is to analyze the incidence of complications in a group of 171 patients in whom extractions of impacted mandibular third molar have been performed by two oral surgeons between the period April 2010 and March 2012. This retrospective study comprises evaluation of 270 impacted mandibular third molars which were classified into two groups A and B on the basis of procedure...

At a hospital in Damman, Saudi Arabia, it was noticed that many patients had developed dry socket after surgical removal of wisdom teeth. To enhance haemostasis, Surgicel (oxidized cellulose) gauze was sometimes used in the tooth socket in patients who were operated under general anaesthesia. An analysis was made of the records of 104 lower wisdom teeth removed surgically from 86 patients. The ...

Infection from the wisdom teeth usually causes severe swelling at the region of the angle and body of the mandible. Occasionally, it tracts outward to form a cervicofacial sinus. This paper demonstrates the use of gutta-percha point to locate the origin of a cervicofacial sinus due to an asymptomatic impacted wisdom tooth. The advantage of using gutta-percha point is discussed.

autogenous tooth transplantation (att) can be considered when there is a hopeless molar tooth and suitable donor present. this report presents an unconventional case of successful att of a third molar replacing the adjacent fractured second molar in a 33 year old woman. this wisdom tooth had completely developed roots. root-end filling with calcium enriched mixture (cem) cement was performed in...

gammagraphy may be normal or show multiple small, peripheral repletion defects. The diagnosis of pulmonary tumor embolism requires finding tumor cells in the lung vasculature. Cervical cancer is the second most frequent cause of morbidity and mortality related with cancer among women in developing countries: 371,200 new cases each year, with a 50% mortality rate. The incidence of invasive cervi...

background and aims. wound dehiscence after lower third molar surgery extends the postoperative treatment period and may cause long-standing pain. the aim of this study was to compare wound dehiscence after removal of wisdom teeth in the most prevalent mandibular impaction (mesioangular class ib) by two different soft tissue flap designs. materials and methods. partially-erupted mandibular thir...