Background & Aims: Before the surgery of lower impacted third molars, it is essential to evaluate the relationship of the roots to mandibular canal using radiographies in order to avoid postoperative complications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of panoramic radiographs in assessing this relationship. Methods: This was a prospective study. The study population consist...

One of the most common complications following impacted third molar surgery is alveolar osteitis (AO). Various variables affect the incidence of AO following impacted third molar extraction. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of surgery difficulty on the incidence of AO after impacted mandibular third molar surgery. Patients with the age range of 18-30 years old with at lea...

objective: the present study assessed the association of size, axial angulation, developmental stage and bud position of the mandibular third molar with the second molar impaction in patients with mandibular second molar impaction. methods: in this descriptive-analytical study (case-control design), dental records of 5,420 patients in the age range of 12-15 years who underwent orthodontic treat...