MDJ (Makassar Dental Journal)
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): Volume 12 Issue 2 Agustus 2023

Management of impacted distomolar: Penatalaksanaan impaksi distomolar

Andi Tajrin (Departement of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar Indonesia)
Maya Marisa (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialist Study Program, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)
Hadira (Departement of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2023

Abstract

Supernumerary teeth are additional teeth found on the incisors and molars. A distomolar supernumerary tooth usually mani-fests as a fourth molar tooth distal to the third molar. Distomolar can cause complications such as delayed eruption, dental ca-ries at the distal third molar, and sometimes pain. In this article, a case of distal third molar extraction dealing with complica-tions, especially pain, is reviewed. A 28-year-old male patient presented with pain in a distally impacted RB left third molar. The affected tooth and supernumerary tooth were surgically extracted. It was concluded that surgical extraction of distally impacted molars had a positive effect of pain reduction.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MDJ

Publisher

Subject

Dentistry

Description

The journal receives a manuscript from the following area below Dentistry science and development with interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach: Dental Public Health and Epidemiology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental Conservation and Endodontics Preventive Dentistry Biomedical Dentistry ...