SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Clinical Indications to Germectomy in Pediatric Dentistry: A Systematic Review.
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- Lower Third Molar Germectomy: Timings, Indications, and Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- The Impact of Extraction Orthodontic Treatment on the Impaction of Mandibular Third Molars: An Imaging-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.Current medical imaging · 2025Article
- Factors affecting pain experience after lower third molar germectomy in teenagers-a clinical study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Article
- Partial tooth formation diagnosed eight years after an extraction of the maxillary third molar germ in a complete crown formation stadium: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- Mandibular third-molar germectomy: case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Factors associated with indication of prophylactic extraction of the lower third molar in orthodontic practice.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2024Article
- Improvement of the Impacted Level of Lower Third Molars After Orthodontic Treatment.International dental journal · 2023Article
- Surgical removal of third molars in a young adult: review of indications and surgical techniques.Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2023Article
- Marginal and Para-Marginal Technique in Late Germectomy of Lower Third Molars.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Germectomy is a procedure often required in patients at developmental age. It is defined as the surgical removal of the third molar at a very specific stage of development. The aim of this study was to systematically analyze the literature in terms of clinical indications for germectomy in patients at developmental age. Literature searches were performed using PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library and Scopus from 1952 to 30 June 2021. The study protocol was registered after the screening stage (PROSPERO CRD42021262949). The search strategy identified 3829 articles: 167 from PubMed, 2860 from Google Scholar, 799 from Cochrane Library and 3 from Scopus. Finally, eight full-text papers were included into the qualitative analysis. Based on the included studies, clinical indications for germectomy were mainly related to orthodontic causes, infectious and cariogenic causes and prophylaxis. Based on these results, it is not possible to present evidence-based clinical indications for germectomy in patients at developmental age. Clinical trials on this subject focused specifically on patients at developmental age are awaited.
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