title: Mandibular third molar impactions in male adults: Relationship of Operative time and Types of impaction on inflammatory complications.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This paper investigates the relationship betweendifferent types of impactions with postoperativeinflammatory tissue reaction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Consecutive patients with only mandibular third molar impactions were included in our study. They were classified by winter's classification. The disimpactions were performed under local anaesthesia. Time for surgery was noted for each surgical procedure. Postoperative inflammatory complication in terms of pain, swelling and trismus were noted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  150 male patients in the age groupof 18-40 years were studied. Inflammatory tissue reactions were increasing with more operative time. Distoangular and Horizontal impactions were associated with more pain on first 3 days of surgery along with more swelling and trismus. Vertically impacted teeth were associated with least complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Post operative morbidity was increasing along with moreoperating time and increase in the depth of mandibular third molar impaction. How to cite the article: Mansuri S, Mujeeb A, Hussain SA, Hussain MA. Mandibular third molar impactions in male adults: Relationship of Operative time and Types of impaction on inflammatory complications. J Int Oral Health 2014;6(2):9-15.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mansuri
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mujeeb
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Seema Abid
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed Abid Zahir
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hussain
keywords: Operative time length; pain; third molar; trismus