title: Treatment of third molars in Finnish conscripts.
abstract: Third molar-related dental treatment was investigated in 14,500 Finnish 20-year-old male conscripts during their 8 to 11 months' time of service. One thousand five hundred ten conscripts needed dental treatment because of third molars. Four hundred thirty-two third molars were filled, whereas 1,881 third molars were extracted. Forty percent of the removed 1,072 mandibular teeth required tooth sectioning and/or buccal bone relief. Forty-eight percent of the patients lost military serving time (at mean 4.2 days per case), most often because of postoperative discomfort. The number of complications was low.
authors.affiliation: Finnish Defence Forces, Valkeala Military Hospital, Vekaranjärvi, Finland.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Rajasuo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008885:Military Dentistry; D008889:Military Personnel; D008964:Molar, Third; D010497:Pericoronitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014081:Tooth Extraction