REMOVING HIGH-RISK IMPACTED MANDIBULAR 3RD MOLARS - A SURGICAL-ORTHODONTIC APPROACH

Authors
CHECCHI L BONETTI GA PELLICCIONI GA
Citation
L. Checchi et al., REMOVING HIGH-RISK IMPACTED MANDIBULAR 3RD MOLARS - A SURGICAL-ORTHODONTIC APPROACH, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 127(8), 1996, pp. 1214-1217
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
127
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1214 - 1217
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1996)127:8<1214:RHIM3M>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The authors present a surgical-orthodontic approach to the extraction of impacted mandibular third molars that have a close anatomical relat ionship between the root and the mandibular canal. They explain that t his procedure, in selected cases, decreases the risk of neurological c omplications and facilitates extraction.