CLINICAL STUDY ON EXTRACTION OF THE IMPACTED LOWER THIRD MOLAR

Nam,  Il-U

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 19(2); 1981 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 1981;19(2):175-180.
Published online February 28, 1981.

매복지치 발거수술에 관한 임상적 연구

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서울대학교 치과대학 구강외과학교실

CLINICAL STUDY ON EXTRACTION OF THE IMPACTED LOWER THIRD MOLAR

Il-U Nam

Dept. of Oral Surgery, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University

Abstract

The author has studied on extraction of the impacted lower third molar in terms of incision A designed by author, Extraction of those teeth is one of the critical problems involving all dentists and oral surgeons in connection with their professions. 128 patients aged 20-25 with the impacted lower third molar were divided into two groups extracted those teeth under incision A and B shown at the fig.1. And degree of swelling, pain complained, and clinical wound haling on 1,3 and 7 days after extraction of the teeth were observed and analyzed to evaluate which incision is better to extract those teeth. The results were summarized like follows: 1. Degree of swelling after extraction was less observed in extraction undertaken under incision A rather than that in incision B. 2. Patients extracted under incision A less complained pain than those extracted under incision B. 3. Clinical wound healing was better the patients extracted under incision A than those extracted under incision B.