A prospective study was carried out on seven hundred and seventy five surgically removed third molars and the effects of operators, assistants, lingual flap elevation, bone removal, sectioning of tooth, the instruments used (bur, chisel and osteotome) and suturing were studied. All the procedures were done under general anaesthesia. The data was tested statistically by applying the chi-squared ...

The removal of third molar teeth is one of the most common procedures performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Third molar extraction is associated with undesirable sequelae and complication. Morbidity is related to pain, swelling, trismus, infection, alveolar osteitis, bleeding, nerve injury, dental injury, jaw fracture, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, lost workdays, and general inco...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate the role of prophylactic antibiotics, if any, in the removal of mandibular impacted third molars. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 89 patients were randomly allocated in 3 groups (group 1, placebo; group 2, amoxicillin 1 g orally 1 h before surgery; and group 3, metronidazole 800 mg orally 1 h before surgery). RESULTS Of the 89 patients, 5 had surgical wound i...

in this double blind clinical survey, 40 healthy candidates of mandibular thir molar surgery were selected and randomly allocated into two groups of 20. first group was asked to administer chlorhexidine 0.2% mouth wash prior to the operation while the other group used normal saline for 60 seconds before the surgery. mouth opening was measured before surgery and in 1st, 3rd, 7th days following t...

Introduction: Treatments with dental surgery seek to displace tooth to the correct position within the dental arch. Objective: To report a clinical case that took advantage of an unerupted third molar. Case history: A male patient, 18 years of age, was referred by his dentist to evaluate the third molars. The clinical exam revealed no visible lower third molars. The computed tomography (CT...