Complications of impacted third molar extraction: retrospective study.
10.5125/jkaoms.2010.36.2.119
- Author:
Jung Kook HWANG
1
;
Kyung Wook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. kkwoms@dku.edu
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Third molar;
Complications;
Tooth extraction
- MeSH:
General Practitioners;
Humans;
Incidence;
Molar, Third;
Retrospective Studies;
Surgery, Oral;
Tooth Extraction;
Tooth, Impacted;
Ursidae
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2010;36(2):119-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
INTRODUCTION: Surgical extraction of third molar is one of the most frequently performed procedures in oral and maxillofacial surgery unit as the impacted wisdom teeth could cause various complications. Even though, however, extraction of the impacted wisdom teeth is an obligation for the reason of possible complication even for general practitioners, it has been avoided. Various factors concerning surgical extraction of impacted third molar are considered: general condition of patients, relationship with relative anatomies, aspects of impaction, surgeon's skill. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The consideration and crossing analysis of these factors with 2,463 patients who visit Dankook University dental hospital to extract those impacted third molar. RESULTS: 1. Gender doesn't affect. 2. Medical problems have more complications. 3. There are more complications in high difficulty index (DI) impacted teeth. 4. When inferior alveolar canal overlap mandibular third molar, complication rate is 26.92%. 5. The most common complication was swelling and pain. 6. There is no statistical difference between the incidence of complication and surgeon's experience. CONCLUSION: In regard to these results, it seems that clinical or radiological examination can predict potential complications of wisdom teeth, and it is helpful to bear in mind the fact.
