Operculectomy Preceding a Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Development: Case Report. [PDF]
Case Rep DentWe present the case of an 18‐year‐old female patient with a history of multiple operculectomies that preceded the development of mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the retromolar region. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a malignant glandular epithelial neoplasm characterized by mucous, intermediate and epidermoid cells.
Araceli TUC +4 more
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Use of antibiotics after lower third molar surgery - useful or harmful procedure? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2022 Introduction/Objective. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of moxifloxacin and cefixime in preventing postoperative infection following mandibular third molar surgery. Methods.
Stošić Branimir +6 more
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World's Largest Tonsillolith Removal: A Case Report With Literature Review of Large Tonsil Stones on Record. [PDF]
Case Rep OtolaryngolTonsil stones or tonsilloliths are mineralised concretions in the crypts of palatine tonsils. They are usually small and asymptomatic. Sometimes, they can be recurrent, large in size and produce symptoms like a sense of foreign body in throat, mild pain and heaviness in throat and halitosis.
Mahajan A, Dhanuka A, Gupta K.
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Microbial Profile During Pericoronitis and Microbiota Shift After Treatment
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 The microflora of the distal pocket is considered as the major cause of pericoronitis. How the oral microflora changes during pericoronitis and whether different types of impacted third molar harbor the same microflora are still unknown.
Xiuling Huang +11 more
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A Septicemic Child due to a Novel Streptococcal Species, <i>Streptococcus gwangjuensis</i>. [PDF]
Case Rep Infect DisWe report a case of septicemia due to Streptococcus gwangjuensis in an immunocompromised 8‐year‐old child. The final diagnosis was febrile neutropenia associated with acute myeloid leukemia and septicemia. The patient was successfully treated with chemotherapy, granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor, leukodepleted packed red cell transfusions ...
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Clinical analysis of pericoronitis in yunnan college ethnic students
口腔疾病防治, 2017 Objective To study and compare the recurrence rate of wisdom tooth pericoronitis and impacted tooth types of Yunnan college ethnic student. Methods 549 cases of pericoronitis of wisdom tooth from Yunnan college eth⁃ nic students were randomly selected ...
DENG Mei +3 more
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Evaluation of mandibular third molar position as a risk factor for pericoronitis: A CBCT study
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 Aims: The present study was conducted to evaluate mandibular third molar position as a risk factor for pericoronitis. Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted on 145 subjects of both genders. The clinical symptoms and signs such as redness,
Rohit Singh +5 more
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Interventions for Early-Stage Pericoronitis: Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials
Antibiotics, 2022 Background: To investigate the efficacy and safety of interventions for early stage pericoronitis. Methods: We searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in databases from inception to July 2020, without language restriction.
Tânia Oppido Schalch +7 more
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Emergency Medicine International, 2022 Objective. To explore the correlation of complex impacted mandibular teeth and pericoronitis, as well as the effect of minimally invasive tooth extraction on patients’ long-term outcomes of masticatory ability. Methods.
Tinghong Nie +6 more
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An Insight into Acute Pericoronitis and the Need for an Evidence-Based Standard of Care
Dentistry Journal, 2019 Background: Pericoronitis is inflammation of the operculum associated with a partially erupted third molar. It is a highly prevalent infection of the oral cavity and presents as a painful sensation of the soft tissue encompassing the crown of the ...
Chelsea Wehr +3 more
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