Retained Third Molars Removal in a Severely Resorbed Edentulous Mandible. A Case Report

Brazilian Dental Journal

Cassio Edvard Sverzut¹  Alexandre Elias Trivellato¹  Alexander Tadeu Sverzut¹  Marcelo Rodrigues Azenha¹  Marco Aurélio Kenichi Yamaji¹  Andre Oliveira Pepato¹ 

关键词: third molar;    atrophic mandible;    edentulous;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0103-6440201302018

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The presence of asymptomatic third molars can represent a potential problem in the mandible when these teeth are retained and the patient has lost all normally erupted teeth. Once the mandibular first and second molars are removed, the mandibular body becomes weaker with time, increasing the complexity, morbidity and incidence of complication in the surgical procedure to remove the retained third molar. This paper reports a case where the mandibular third molars retained in a severely resorbed mandible were removed in a 54-year-old female patient. The treatment plan was based on the safe surgical removal of the teeth and prosthetic rehabilitation with an implant-supported milled bar overdenture and a bone-mucous-supported complete denture in the mandibular and maxillary arch, respectively. If the removal of a retained third molar is indicated in a severely resorbed edentulous mandible, the treatment plan must involve not only preventive measures in order to avoid mandible fracture during or after tooth removal, but also alternatives that allow an adequate mandibular rehabilitation.

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