ReviewJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2022
Prevalence of intraoperative and postoperative iatrogenic mandibular fractures after lower third molar extraction: A systematic review.
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- Prevalence of Mandibular Third Molar Impaction, Associated Pathologies, and Correlation With Temporomandibular Joint Morphology in a Hospital-Based Spanish Cohort: A Panoramic Radiography Study.International journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Fracture threshold of tooth roots and stress analysis of surrounding tissue during the extraction of impacted mandibular third molars using dental elevators.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- External root resorption of second molars caused by impacted third molars: CBCT characteristics.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2025Article
- Late mandibular fracture after third molar extraction: a malpractice case or not?The Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology · 2025Article
- Risk factors of mandibular angle fractures based on digital reduction method: a retrospective analysis.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Customized Titanium Plates for Preventing Mandibular Fractures in Lower Third Molar Extractions.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Article
- Deep Learning for Predicting the Difficulty Level of Removing the Impacted Mandibular Third Molar.International dental journal · 2025Article
- Factors influencing inferior alveolar nerve injury after extraction of mandibular third molar.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2024Article
- A finite element analysis on the indication for extracting partially impacted mandibular third molars considering mandibular trauma.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Evaluation of residual bone mass of the mandibular third molar and the risk of mandibular fracture.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2024Article
- Bilateral iatrogenic fracture of the jaw during the removal of third molars: Rare case report.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2024Article
- Isolated fracture of the coronoid process following a molar extraction: A rare case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Can jaw bone healed from chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis be considered healthy when planning dental implants? Case report with 20-year follow-up.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Outcomes of Coronectomy and Total Odontectomy of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars.International dental journal · 2024Article
- Investigation of the relationship between the mandibular third molar teeth and the inferior alveolar nerve using posteroanterior radiographs: a pilot study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Accidental Intraoperative Mandibular Fracture in a Third Molar Surgery: When Surgical Skills Are Mandatory in the Face of Empiricism.Case reports in dentistry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe surgical extraction of the lower third molars is one of the most common procedures in oral surgery, and this surgical operation can cause intra- and postoperative complications such as pain, trismus, bleeding, infection, oedema, inferior alveolar nerve injuries, displacement of teeth to neighbouring spaces and mandibular fractures. The aim of this systematic review is to report the prevalence of mandibular fractures that occur intra- and postoperatively in patients who have undergone surgical removal of the lower third molar. MATERIAL AND
methodsAn electronic database search for articles published in Cochrane, PubMed (MEDLINE) and Scopus was conducted using the key words "Molar, Third"; "Mandibular Fractures"; "Molar Third, Removal"; "Molar Third, Complications"; "Dental Extractions, Complications"; "Mandibular Fractures, Third molar removal". The inclusion criteria were articles including at least 10 patients and were published in English in the last 10 years. The exclusion criteria were nonhuman studies and case reports.
resultsPostoperative mandibular fractures after 3MI occur more frequently in male patients between the ages of 40 and 60 and are caused by premature chewing force. The parameters that most frequently characterise mandibular fractures at the mandibular angle are deeply impacted lower third molars, Class II and III, B and C, according to the Pell & Gregory classification system, mesioangular according to the Winter's classification, and are located on the left mandibular side..
conclusionsMandibular fractures can be predicted with adequate preoperative planning for each case and identify the related risk factors for this complication.
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