1.Rare Morphology of The Third Maxillary Molar and Potential Complications in its Extraction
Siti Mazlipah Ismail ; Firdaus Hariri
Annals of Dentistry 2020;27(1):66-68
There is a wide variation in the morphology of third maxillary molar which can be difficult to be identified
radiographically. We present a case of a 26 year-old Yemeni female patient presented with difficult extraction
of her left maxillary third molar. The extracted tooth showed a rare variation of root morphology, having four
roots with three roots curving palatally at the apices. This report emphasized the potential complex
morphological variation of maxillary third molar which may lead to the difficulty of a routine straight forward
procedure thus needing careful extraction maneuvering to prevent any complications.
2.Pattern of Oral and Maxillofacial New Referrals During COVID-19 Lockdown
Syed Nabil ; Muhammad Aiman Mohd Nizar ; Muhd Fazlynizam Rashdi ; Szu Ching Khoo ; Muhammad Kamil Hassan ; Firdaus Hariri
Archives of Orofacial Sciences 2021;16(2):199-208
ABSTRACT
The study aimed to quantify the impact of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on new case
referrals to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) service. The researchers retrospectively reviewed
all new referrals received during a government-imposed 47-day lockdown period and a similar period
pre-lockdown as a control group. The main outcome was the differences in the number of new case
referrals between the two periods. The contributing clinical and demographic factors were also explored.
Appropriate bivariate statistics were computed and the level of significance was set at 0.05 for all tests.
A total of 309 referrals were received during the study period. There was a reduction of new referrals
due to the lockdown from five to two cases per day. There was a statistically significant reduction of
cases referred from outpatient and emergency departments. There was also a statistically significant
difference with regard to home address distance to the centre. Medically compromised and orofacial
infection referrals were not affected by lockdown. The lockdown imposed due to the pandemic has
significantly impacted the pattern of new OMS referrals. Referrals for orofacial infections, the medically
compromised and inpatients were minimally affected by lockdown.
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