Management of impacted third molars constitutes a major portion of contemporary oral and
maxillofacial surgery practice. It is a complex topic and controversial, particularly with regard …

Immediate and late mandibular fractures are a rare complication of third molar removal. We
analysed 130 cases of mandibular fractures following removal of impacted third molars …

PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to compare piezoelectric surgery and
conventional rotatory osteotomy for mandibular third molar germ extraction to determine the …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the existing classification and
difficulty index of impacted mandibular third molars in clinical situations and propose a more …

Objective The aim of the Study was to compare the impacted third molar surgical technique
by means of the high speed rotary handpiece with the piezoelectric one. Materials and …

Fracture of the mandible during exodontia is fortunately rare, but is under-reported. A review
identified 189 documented cases of iatrogenic fractures of the mandible (IFM) associated …

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to verify possible associations between oral health-
related quality of life (QoL) and the position of the lower third molar among patients …

PURPOSE: Estimating the difficulty of removing third molars is a common dilemma.
However, the estimation of the difficulty associated with maxillary third molar surgery has not …

Purpose Iatrogenic fracture of mandible (IFM) associated with exodontia though rare, they
do occur with an incidence ranging from 0.0034 to 0.0075%. Most of the data is in the form of …

Objectives To identify the preferred surgical approach (intra-or extra-oral) to remove an
ectopic third mandibular molar (ETMM) according on its location and presence of an …