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Extraction of wisdom teeth under general anesthesia- a study
JKCD-Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry. 2014; 5 (1): 20-24
in English | IMEMR | ID: emr-162647
ABSTRACT
The objective of the study is to highlight the indications, surgical procedure and complications of 3rd molar removal under General Anesthesia among patients reporting to Khyber College of Dentistry Peshawar. Impacted teeth are teeth that fail to erupt into their proper functional position in the dental arch. These often need extraction due to reasons like pericoronitis, caries of 3rd or 2nd molar, periodontal pocket on distal aspect of 2nd molar, cysts, tumors and pain of unexplained origin. This Retrospective descriptive study was carried out in Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Khyber college of Dentistry Peshawar during the period from July 2007 to October 2012 on 121 patients from whom 484 teeth were extracted under general anesthesia. All patients included in the study were advised panoramic X-ray study and Pederson scale was used to find out difficulty of extraction. Out of 121 patients, 71 were male and 50 female with the male to female ratio of1.421. The age range of the patient was from 19 years to 41 years. Majority of the wisdom teeth were extracted in the third decade of life. Among males, out of a total of 282 mandibular third molars, 70 teeth were most difficult, 40 moderate while 32 belonged to mildly difficult category. Among female patients, 46 were mildly difficult. Complication rate in current study was 4.5% [22 patients]. These included lingual and ID nerve paresthesia, tuberosity fracture and dry socket. Extraction of all four third molars is a safe procedure to be carried out under general anesthesia and has a low rate of complication
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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Language: English Journal: J. Khyber Coll. Dent. Year: 2014

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Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Language: English Journal: J. Khyber Coll. Dent. Year: 2014