INTRODUCTION Pathological (late) fracture of the mandibular angle after third molar surgery is very rare (0.005% of third molar removals). There are 94 cases reported in the literature; cases associated with osseous pathologies such as osteomyelitis or any local and systemic diseases that may compromise mandibular bone strength have not been included. We describe three new cases of pathological...

INTRODUCTION Surgical extraction of the impacted third molar is one of the commonest minor oral surgical procedures carried out in oral surgery. Problems created by the disturbances in post-extraction wound healing and physiologic sequelae of third molar surgery can significantly affect the patient's quality of life. METHODS The study population consisted of 135 subjects that required surgica...

objective: the aim of the present study was to histopathologically evaluate follicular tissues of third molars with pericoronal radiolucenciesof less than 2 millimeters. materials and methods: in this descriptive analytic study, 100 impacted third molars with normal follicular spaces were removed and their pericoronaltissues submitted for histopathologic examination. different characteristicsof...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare 2% lidocaine and 2% mepivacaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine for postoperative pain control. STUDY DESIGN A group of 35 patients, both genders were recruited, whose had ages ranged from 13 to 27 years-old and had two inferior third molars in similar positions to be extracted. The cartridges were distributed to the patients according to a randomised...

The bloodstream is sterile under normal conditions. Transient bacteremia occurs when bacteria enter the bloodstream. Bacterial species; general health care of the patient; and type of dental procedures are effective on the emergence of bacteremia complications. Moraxella catarrhalis is an exclusively human commensal of the upper respiratory tract and oral cavity. As Moraxella catarrhalis has be...

i ntroduction: our study was designed to assess the effect of the submucosal injection of dexamethasone on postoperative discomfort after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars. m at erials and methods : twenty six patients with bilaterally bony impacted mandibular third molars were recruited to this split mouth study. on the study side, prior to surgery, 8 mg of dexamethasone was...

PURPOSE The study goal was to assess both clinical and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes after third molar surgery. METHODS Patients who were having 4 third molars removed were enrolled in a prospective clinical trial. Baseline data were recorded that included demographics, the patient's and surgeon's assessment of third molar conditions, and details of the surgical procedure. A...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of present article was to review impacted mandibular third molar aetiology, clinical anatomy, radiologic examination, surgical treatment and possible complications, as well as to create new mandibular third molar impaction and extraction difficulty degree classification based on anatomical and radiologic findings and literature review results. MATERIAL AND METHODS Liter...