Impacted third molars and associated pathology in Jordanian patients

The objective of this study was to assess the status of impacted third molars and to determine the frequency and type of pathological conditions associated with these impacted teeth. The study consisted of 600 patients who were referred to the Oral Surgery Clinic for consultation, diagnosis, and treatment for partially, or completely impacted third molars of the mandible and maxilla. The age range of patients was between 17 and 70 years. Clinical and radiographic examinations were carried out. The results showed that approximately 40.4% of the patients had all the four third molars impacted, 26.4% had three third molars impacted, 21.8% had two third molars Impacted. while 10.9% had one third molar impacted. Male to female ratio was 4.6 to 5.4. The mandible accounted for 60.6% and the maxilla 39.4% where 43.4% were in mesioangular position, 30.3% in vertical position, 16% in distoangular positon and 10.3% horizontally. Among the patients, 62% were 20-30 years, 27% were 10-20 years and only 4% were over 40 years. Pathological conditions associated with impacted third molars were found in 37.9%. The most common condition was pericoronitis in 23.6%, followed by dental caries in 7.9%

Submandibular salivary gland masses: a clinicopathological study

The aims were to study the pre-operative evaluation of submandibular gland masses, operative strategies, and the variety of pathological conditions that afflict the gland, and to emphasize the role of fine needle aspiration biopsy in selecting patients for surgery. Fifty-six cases of submandibular gland masses treated surgically over a six-year period at King Hussein Medical Center between January 1991 and December 1996 were studied. Clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, pathological findings and treatment approaches were reviewed. Out of these 34 [60.7 percent] were non-neoplastic lesions. An asymptomatic mass was the most common presentation. Pre-operative investigations were mainly computed tomography, ultra sonography, and fine needle aspiration cytology. The study showed that the distribution of submandibular salivary gland lesions was similar to many published series. Computed tomography was found to be more accurate than ultrasound in localization of submandibular masses. Fine needle aspiration cytology was found to be helpful in preoperative planning

Gunshot injury to the facial and neck structures. case report

A 30-year-old male patient who sustained a gunshot injury to the face is presented. The bullet passed through his face and neck structures and lodged in the posterior triangle of the neck. The low-velocity mechanism of this injury caused significant penetrating trauma

prevalence of impacted third molars and associated pathology in Jordanian patients

To assess the prevalence of impacted third molars and to determine the pathological conditions associated with this condition and their frequencies. Materials and This study consisted of 600 patients who were referred to the oral surgery clinic for consultation, diagnosis, and treatment of partially, or completely impacted third molars of the mandible and maxilla. The age of the patients ranged between 17 and 70 years. The clinical and radiographic examinations were carried out. The results showed that approximately 40.5% of the patients had four impacted third molars, 26.5% had three, 22% had two and 11% had one. The condition was more prevalent in females [54.%]. Impaction of third molars was found in the mandible [60.7%] and in the maxilla [39.3%]. 43.8% of impacted third molars were in mesioangular position, 32% in vertical position, 15.6% in distoangular position, and horizontally in 8.6%. 27% of the patients were aged 10-20 years, 63% 20-30 years, 6% 30-40 years and only 4% were above the age of 40 years. Pathological conditions associated with impacted third molars were found in 37.8%. The most common was pericoronitis in 23.6%, followed by dental caries in 7.9%. Conclusions: The prevalence of impacted third molars and the frequency and type of associated pathology were assessed. The most common pathological condition seen was pericoronitis, followed by dental caries