Prophylactic Extraction of Third Molars: Evidence-Based Dentistry
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| Författarna: | , , , , |
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| Materialtyp: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Utgivningstid: | 2017 |
| Beskrivning: | This new perspective article was performed to investigate the evidence from published dental literature about the prophylactic extraction of asymptomatic (or disease-free) impacted third molars (ITM) in adolescents and young adults. This clinical procedure is common until today and has been the origin of controversy among the dental community worldwide. However, evidence-based data from well-conducted clinical studies and systematic reviews are not sufficient to justify the routine prophylactic extraction of ITM. Active surveillance at regular intervals has been proposed as a better management strategy. As a conclusion, surgical removal of ITM is only justified in the presence of specific pathosis, independently of the patient’s age. |
| Land: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Organisation: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Språk: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/29101 |
| Länkar: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/Odontos/article/view/29101 |
| Nyckelord: | Prophylactic removal Impacted third molars |