ArticleOral and maxillofacial surgery2024
The success rates and outcomes of mandibular third molar coronectomy: 167 cases.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Coronectomy as an alternative technique to complete extraction of mandibular third molars with risk of nerve injury.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2026Pooled it
- The Use of Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) in the Management of Dry Socket: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Prophylactic and postoperative antibiotic therapy for coronectomy procedures in mandibular third molars: mapping the evidence through a scoping review.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2026Article
- A machine learning-based predictive model for mandibular third molar extraction difficulty: incorporating multimodal features and SHAP analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Re-Intervention Rate, Timing, and Indications Following Coronectomy of the Mandibular Third Molar: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Management of an infectious complication appearing in a transcanine implant: a case report.International journal of implant dentistry · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Surgical Site Infections Following Coronectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Dentistry journal · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to assess success rates and to report complications of coronectomy of mandibular third molars (M3M), including intra-operative failure, pain, infection, dry socket, inferior dental alveolar (IAN) and lingual nerve (LN) injuries and re-operation rates.
methodsRetrospective analysis of 167 coronectomies completed between January 2017 to December 2022 was undertaken.
resultsThe success of coronectomy was 93%. Intra-operative failure was reported to be 3.6% (n = 8). Complications accounted for pain (15%, n = 24), infection (9%, n = 15) and dry socket (3.6%, n = 6). Three patients required removal of M3M root at 3 months (n = 2) and 24 months (n = 1), accounting for 1.8% re-operation rate. A total of number of patients who suffered a nerve injury was 12; three of these were permanent (LN - 1.2%, n = 2; IAN - 0.6%, n = 1), nine were temporary (IAN - 1.2%; n = 2, LN - 2.4%; n = 4; site not specified - 1.8%, n = 3). No patients with intra-operative failure and re-operation suffered IAN or LN injury post-operatively.
conclusionCoronectomy offers a successful strategy for management of high risk M3M. The treatment outcomes can be improved with careful case selection and adjusting surgical technique, including assessment of root morphology, incomplete crown sectioning technique and avoidance of lingual retraction. Reporting of coronectomy success as a factor of surgical outcome, presence or absence of permanent IAN injury, persistent symptoms or any other long-standing complications (such as LN injury), and the need for re-operation accounting for root migration status may be a useful tool to measure coronectomy outcomes.
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