A CLINICAL ANALYSIS OF PSEUDOPERICORONITIS OF WISDOM TOOTH OF THE MANDIBLE
- VernacularTitle:假性下颌智齿冠周炎36例临床分析
- Author:
Jingqiu BU
;
Hongchen LIU
;
Pin CHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pericoronitis;
clinical protocols
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
1983;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To explore the characteristics and treatment of pseudopericoronitis of wisdom teeth of the mandible by clinical analysis of 36 cases.Results showed that the patients of pseudopericoronitis of the wisdom tooth of the mandible were of elder age,mild symptoms, totally impacted in the mandible,resulting in overgrowth of the corresponding third molar of the maxtilla overgrown.The observations indicated that the symptoms of pseudocoronitis of the wisdom tooth of the mandible was the injury inflicted to the soft tissue due to excessive growth of the third molar in the maxilla directly or indirectly.The method of treatment is to extract the overgrown third molar in the maxilla,and leave the wisdom tooth of the mandible alone.