PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to adjust a multivariate model to explain each of the response variables for the occurrence of surgical difficulty during the removal of impacted lower third molars. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective cohort study was carried out involving patients submitted to at least one surgical removal of an impacted lower third molar. A total of 285 patients fulf...

BACKGROUND Alveolar osteitis (AO) is a commonly seen post-operative complication during the wound-healing period after permanent tooth extraction or surgical removal of impacted third molar teeth. OBJECTIVES The aim of this clinical study was to evaluate the effects of administration of the topical hemostatic agent Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) into the socket on AO formation after impacted ma...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the early pathologic changes in the follicular tissue of completely impacted mandibular third molar. MATERIALS AND METHODS 52 patients, between 18 and 52 years of age of which 25 were males and 27 were females, were selected. They had impacted mandibular third molars, which were indicated for extraction. After extraction, the follicle was s...

The most common impacted tooth is mandibular third molar and knowledge and assessment of its angulation pattern, position and depth in mandibular bone helps in better treatment planning and management of patients. The objective of this study was to enlist the frequency of dental caries and pericoronitis associated with different patterns of impacted mandibular third molars in different age grou...

The removal of impacted mandibular third molar is a common surgical procedure entailing some risk of complications, especially when the tooth and the inferior alveolar nerve and/or lingual cortical plate are in close proximity. A technique that can reduce the possibility of damage is the Ultra Sonic Bone Surgery. The aim of this report is to present a paradigmatic case of an impacted mandibular...