Prevalence of periodontitis and caries on the distal aspect of mandibular second molar adjacent to impacted mandibular third molar: A guide for oral health promotion

Abstract

Objectives: Pericoronitis of mandibular third molars is commonly encountered in our day to day practice. Most of the case extraction becomes mandatory. This study was carried out to find the incidence of periodontitis on the distal aspect of the second molar adjacent to impacted third molar. Materials and Methods: A total of 400 patients were included in the study. Patient selection was randomly done. Whoever came with a chief complaint of pain in the third molar area were included in the study. They were evaluated both clinically and radiographically with an orthopantomogram. Patients' age, gender, type of impaction, presence or absence of bone loss, type of bone loss, and presence or absence of caries was evaluated radiographically and noted. Results: Periodontitis was observed in 39% of the cases and caries in 26% of the cases. Conclusions: These percentages are alarming and could be used to prophylactically extract the impacted third molars and thereby promoting the oral health of the individual.

Age matters if you are cheese, wine or a third molar: Correlating age with the indications for and complications following third molar removal

“…Unsurprisingly, pericoronitis, eruption pain and orthodontic indications were the most common reasons for third molar removal in patients under age 25, whereas caries of the second and third molars, periodontal disease of the second molar, and prosthodontic indications were more likely reasons to undergo third molar removal in patients over age 25. This is a logically sensible finding, and broadly consistent with previously published literature 4,7,8,9,10 …”

Finite element analysis of bone remodelling with piezoelectric effects using an open-source framework

“…4 . It is evident in several clinical studies (Zhang et al 2020 ; Hauger et al 2020 ; Gupta et al 2020 ; Petrovic et al 2019 ; Nilsson et al 2019 ; Wishart et al 1995 ) that bone loss appears to accelerate with increasing age. In this context, compared to the radiograph used in this study (Fig.…”