Remark on epidemiology and clinical complication of wisdom teeth
- Author:
Nguyen Tran Bich
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Wisdom teeth, complication, epidemiology
- MeSH:
Molar, Third;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;0(2):32-35
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A prospective study was conducted on 120 patients (65 males and 55 females) with displaced wisdom tooth at the Dentistry and Stomatology Department of Hospital 103 between 9/2003 and 10/2004. Results: There was no difference between male and female. The surgery for extracting displaced wisdom tooth caused complications depending on ages 25-34 (51.16%), 15-24 (37.5%), 35-45 (8,33%). Patients need examination and treatment for pain (55.85%), swelling (11.66%), choking on food (29.16%) and the other causes (33.3%). Two kinds of displaced wisdom tooth that have high rates were: Mesio–angular wisdom tooth: (54.16%), vertical wisdom tooth, jaw-bone clamp (22.5%)
