Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 127, Issue 8, 1214-1217
Copyright © 1996 by American Dental Association
Removing high-risk impacted mandibular third molars: a surgical-orthodontic approach
L Checchi,
G Alessandri Bonetti,
and
GA Pelliccioni
Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Bologna, Italy.
The authors present a surgical-orthodontic approach to the extraction of impacted mandibular third molars that have a close anatomical relationship between the root and the mandibular canal. They explain that this procedure, in selected cases, decreases the risk of neurological complications and facilitates extraction.