title: Extractions of impacted mandibular wisdom teeth in the presence of acute infection.
abstract: The removal of 720 impacted mandibular third molars in the presence of acute pericoronitis, employing as atraumatic an operative technique as possible, did not give rise to serious complications, such as osteomyelitis, brain abscess, septicemia or facial space abscess. The results have been compared with a control group of 1,000 impacted mandibular third molars extracted without presence of acute infection.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar / Q000601:surgery; D010497:Pericoronitis / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*