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Risk factors for third molar extraction difficulty

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2004
The purpose of this study was to measure the difficulty of third molar (M3) extractions and to identify demographic, anatomic, and operative variables associated with extraction difficulty.To address the research purpose, we implemented a prospective cohort study and enrolled a sample composed of patients presenting for M3 removal.
Srinivas M, Susarla, Thomas B, Dodson
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The third molar question: to extract or not to extract.

ASDC journal of dentistry for children, 1984
Self-interest, moralists suggest, strongly influences people's behavior. To test the possible effect on dentists, we asked four groups--oral surgeons, periodontists, general practitioners, and orthodontists--to evaluate the need for removal of third molars in three cases. As expected, oral surgeons, who had the most to gain, recommended extraction at a
J, Weiss, P, Yablon, M J, Glatzer
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Prophylactic extraction of third molars in cancer patients

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1994
Most studies on third molar extractions focus on the potential of tooth-associated pathoses when justifying or questioning the extraction. Scant attention is paid to potential medical problems of the patient "attached" to the third molar. This study presents 28 consecutive cancer cases seen by one dentist over a 2-year period in which third molars had ...
C C, Tai, D S, Precious, R E, Wood
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Anxiety and extraction of third molars in Turkish patients

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2004
Preoperative anxiety is widespread and adversely affects a patient's physical and psychological outcome. Extraction of third molars is common, and many patients complain of anxiety and emotional disturbance. We assessed the anxiety of patients in Turkey before extraction of third molars.
Hasan, Garip, Osman, Abali, Kamil, Göker, Ulkü, Göktürk, Yildiz, Garip   +4 more
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The Effects on the Lower Third Molar of the Extraction of the Lower Second Molar

British Journal of Orthodontics, 1978
A survey was carried out on 60 patients for whom lower second molar removal had been recommended at least 5 years previously, no other treatment being indicated in the lower arch. Of the 114 teeth recommended for removal, only 84 were extracted. Eighty four per cent of third molars erupted satisfactorily, where second molars had been extracted, while ...
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Extraction Versus Nonextraction Management of Third Molars

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 2007
Surgical removal of impacted third molars is the most commonly performed procedure by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. The removal of diseased or symptomatic third molars has not been an issue of controversy. The risk of surgery and associated complications are justified and uniformly accepted by most surgeons when the teeth are associated with chronic
Shahrokh C, Bagheri, Husain Ali, Khan
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Complications after mandibular third molar extraction.

Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985), 1995
The records of 1,797 patients were retrospectively examined to analyze the possible relationships between postoperative complications following mandibular third molar extraction and parameters such as age, sex, indication for surgery, position of the molar, surgical experience, surgical technique, and postoperative care. Older patients tended to suffer
de Boer, Mattin P.J., Raghoebar, Gerry M., Stegenga, Boudewijn, Schoen, Pieter J., Boering, Geert   +4 more
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Interpretations of complications following third molar extraction.

Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985)
Surgical removal of third molars is often associated with complications. The aim of the present study was to analyze the incidence of complications following extraction of third molars relative to the risk factors.This retrospective study included 463 patients who had mandibular third molar extraction (performed by a single surgeon, DSA) in the years ...
Devorah, Schwartz-Arad, Anat, Lipovsky, Michal, Pardo, Oren, Adut, Eran, Dolev   +4 more
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Third Molar Extractions in Patients With Developmental Disabilities

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Patients with developmental disabilities may exhibit behavioral problems or be unable to maintain proper hygiene, potentially placing them at greater risk for infection following the extraction of third molars.The purpose of this study was to estimate and compare the risk for surgical site infection after third molar removal between patients with and ...
Michael C. Britt, Elise A. Sepe, Mark A. Green   +2 more
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Generalized urticaria following third molar extraction

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1970
Abstract A generalized urticaria developed following the extraction of a mandibular third molar in a healthy 19-year-old male patient. The lesions covered the entire body and persisted for 5 days. Treatment consisted of bed rest and diphenhydramine.
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