Indraniil Roy1, Shridhar D Baliga2, Archana Louis2, Sanjay Rao2. 1. KLE's V.K. Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka India ; D-102, Socorro Gardens, Porvorim, Goa, 403501 India. 2. KLE's V.K. Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka India.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to assess the clinical and radiological factors that increase the surgical difficulty in removal of mandibular impacted 3rd molar and design a new difficulty predictive index. METHODS: The data was collected from 100 patients with impacted mandibular 3rd molar who presented to Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, K.L.E's Institute of Dental Sciences. Clinical and radiological parameters included in the New Index were noted. The tooth was then removed under local anesthesia and time taken for the removal was noted. The Pederson Index, New Index and time taken were co-related using kappa statistical analysis. RESULTS: The kappa agreement between Pederson Index and time taken was 66.50 % (0.2231) whereas between New Index and time was 89 % (0.7177) indicating that New Index is a better predictor of the difficulty. CONCLUSION: The New Index is a reliable tool in predicting the difficulty in the removal of mandibular impacted third molar.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to assess the clinical and radiological factors that increase the surgical difficulty in removal of mandibular impacted 3rd molar and design a new difficulty predictive index. METHODS: The data was collected from 100 patients with impacted mandibular 3rd molar who presented to Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, K.L.E's Institute of Dental Sciences. Clinical and radiological parameters included in the New Index were noted. The tooth was then removed under local anesthesia and time taken for the removal was noted. The Pederson Index, New Index and time taken were co-related using kappa statistical analysis. RESULTS: The kappa agreement between Pederson Index and time taken was 66.50 % (0.2231) whereas between New Index and time was 89 % (0.7177) indicating that New Index is a better predictor of the difficulty. CONCLUSION: The New Index is a reliable tool in predicting the difficulty in the removal of mandibular impacted third molar.
Entities:
Keywords:
3rd molar; Impaction; Minor oral surgery
Authors: Lucía Lago-Méndez; Márcio Diniz-Freitas; Carmen Senra-Rivera; Francisco Gude-Sampedro; José Manuel Gándara Rey; Abel García-García Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Date: 2007-05 Impact factor: 1.895