Techniques and procedures associated with third molar surgery

Jamil Jeremias Ortiz Charcopa, Alejandro Virgillito and María Isabel Brusca

Salud Integral y Comunitaria, 2025, vol. 3, 194-194

Abstract: Introduction: Tooth retention can be caused by local causes: lack of space, density of the covering bone, very dense mucous membrane, improper retention of temporary teeth, premature loss of temporary teeth and infection in the bone or mucosa. Objective: to describe the different techniques and procedures associated with third molar surgery. Methods: a bibliographic review was carried out by searching for content on tooth retention and third molar surgery in SciELO, Redalyc, Scopus, PubMed, from articles published in international and open access journals. 40 studies were obtained, of which 32 were identified as appropriate for this research. Scientific articles, books and theses in English and Spanish, in full text, were included. Development: The eruption of third molars over the years has been one of the main causes of malocclusions, lesions, infections, cysts, tumors and pathological factors, which is why their excision is performed, and due to their proximity to the mandibular ramus and their proximity to the maxillary sinus. During the procedure, complications arise due to the need to perform an incision, osteotomy and odontosection, which are very traumatic, causing edema, bleeding, pain and trismus, in which it has been shown that the application of osteotomy techniques reduces the operating time and thus speeds up the avulsion of the third molars. Conclusions: The graduate profile of the Dentistry career establishes that general practice dentists must be prepared for the need for an extraction, and in many cases the surgical technique helps and facilitates, therefore, their training is important when performing an extraction.

Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:dbk:sicomu:2025v3a20

DOI: 10.62486/sic2025194

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Salud Integral y Comunitaria from AG Editor (Paraguay)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Javier Gonzalez-Argote ().