ArticleAmerican journal of public health2014
A prospective study of clinical outcomes related to third molar removal or retention.
Article in American journal of public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Restful Jaw Device: A New Way to Support and Protect the Jaw During Third Molar Extractions; Feasibility
The Restful Jaw Device: A New Way to Support and Protect the Jaw During Third Molar Extractions
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Factors affecting periodontal healing of the adjacent second molar after lower third molar surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Pooled it
- Is the extraction of third molars a risk factor for the temporomandibular disorders? A systematic review.Clinical oral investigations · 2020Pooled it
- Prophylactic removal of impacted mandibular third molars: a systematic review and economic evaluation.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2020Pooled it
- Surgical removal versus retention for the management of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of second molar distal surface caries incidence in the context of third molar absence and emergence.British dental journal · 2020Pooled it
- Occurrence and Predictors of Postoperative Preauricular and Masticatory Muscle Pain Symptoms After Surgical Removal of Third Molars: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Dental Assistants Supporting the Mandible and the Restful Jaw Device.Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2024Trial
- Use of CBCT and panoramic radiography in the prediction of alterations in sensivity of the inferior alveolar nerve in third molars: A retrospective cross-sectional study.The Saudi dental journal · 2024Article
- Parameters associated with radiographic distal surface caries in the mandibular second molar adjacent to an impacted third molar.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- The wisdom behind the third molars removal: A prospective study of 106 cases.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- Evaluation of the Effect of Surgical Extraction of an Impacted Mandibular Third Molar on the Periodontal Status of the Second Molar-Prospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Revisit incidence of complications after impacted mandibular third molar extraction: A nationwide population-based cohort study.PloS one · 2021Article
- Third Molar and Their Relationship with Caries on the Distal Surface of Second Molar: A Meta-analysis.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2018Review
- Recommendations for third molar removal: a practice-based cohort study.American journal of public health · 2014Article
- An interview with Greg J. Huang.Dental press journal of orthodonticsArticle
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Abstract
objectivesWe investigated outcomes of third molar removal or retention in adolescents and young adults.
methodsWe recruited patients aged 16 to 22 years from a dental practice-based research network in the Pacific Northwest from May 2009 through September 2010 who had at least 1 third molar present and had never undergone third molar removal. Data were acquired via questionnaire and clinical examination at baseline, periodic online questionnaires, and clinical examination at 24 months.
resultsA total of 801 patients participated. Among patients undergoing third molar removal, rates of paresthesia and jaw joint symptoms lasting more than 1 month were 6.3 and 34.3 per 100 person-years, respectively. Among patients not undergoing removal, corresponding rates were 0.7 and 8.8. Periodontal attachment loss at distal sites of second molars did not significantly differ by third molar removal status. Incident caries at the distal surfaces of second molars occurred in fewer than 1% of all sites.
conclusionsRates of paresthesia and temporomandibular joint disorder were higher after third molar removal. Periodontal attachment loss and incident caries at the distal sites of second molars were not affected by extraction status.
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