ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2024
Mandibular third-molar germectomy: case report.
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- 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
- Postoperative Complications After Extraction of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars: A Clinical Observational Study On Dental Position And Risks.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
Introduction and importance: Third molars are often removed in order to prevent complications and various other problems associated with impacted teeth. Case presentation: A healthy 17-year-old girl with no history was referred to the Department of Oral Surgery by her orthodontist to remove mandibular third-molar germs. Panoramic radiography showed the presence of impacted mandibular third-molar germs, vertically positioned, with incomplete root formation. The tooth germs (48, 38) were extracted under local-regional anesthesia. The postoperative period was uneventful. Clinical discussion: Germectomy is still relevant in the management of mandibular third molars (MTM). It is a surgical removal of the dental germ at a particularly specific developmental period. However, the need to extract the MTM germs is still controversial. Conclusion: Germectomy is well justified in light of clinical symptomatology and/or a suspicious radiographic image. Nonetheless, in asymptomatic MTM, it is important to assess the procedure's cost-benefit ratio.
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