introduction: recent anti-inflammatory group of medications include the introduction of cyclooxygenase-ii inhibitors such as coxibs. these agents offer potentially significant advantages because of their realive lack of gastrointestinal irritation. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect third molar surgery. methods and materials: this study was a double, randomized, cross over, clinic...

introduction : surgical removal of inferior third molar tooth is associated with post-operative complications such as pain, trismus and edema. decreasing the post-operative inflammation and edema is one of the important goals in drug administration. for management of post-operative pain, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) and opioids can be administered. c-reactive protein (crp) is o...

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...

surgical removal of impacted third molars is amongst the most common surgical procedures performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. every year many articles are published in different journals regarding different aspects in such surgeries. it is necessary to translate such vast amounts of data into simple and easily comprehensible sentences for the students of dentistry and oral surgery. thi...

wisdom tooth operations are sometimes accompanied by complications. this case report shows complications during upper jaw third molar removal. expectable problems during oral surgery should be planned to be solved in advance. displacement of the third molar during oral surgeries as a considerable complication is rarely discussed scientifically. a good design of flap, adequate power for extracti...

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...