A New Multi-Ingredient Recipe for the Treatment of Localized Advanced Periodontal Disease following the Surgical Removal of Impacted Wisdom Teeth

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Khzam, Nabil
Fell, Adam
Fisher, Anthony
Kim, Paul
Khan, Usman A
Bakr, Mahmoud M
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2016
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Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammation of the tooth supporting structures. It leads to bone and attachment loss which is
irreversible. Extraction of horizontally impacted lower third molar (L3M) teeth may result in localized periodontal pockets at the
distal aspect of the adjacent lower second molars (L2M). We present a case of a 21-year-old male who suffered from a swelling
and pain around his lower right second molar following surgical removal of a mesioangular impacted lower right third molar.We
showed that oral hygienemeasures, surgical access, mixture of autogenous and synthetic bone graft, and guided tissue ...
View more >Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammation of the tooth supporting structures. It leads to bone and attachment loss which is irreversible. Extraction of horizontally impacted lower third molar (L3M) teeth may result in localized periodontal pockets at the distal aspect of the adjacent lower second molars (L2M). We present a case of a 21-year-old male who suffered from a swelling and pain around his lower right second molar following surgical removal of a mesioangular impacted lower right third molar.We showed that oral hygienemeasures, surgical access, mixture of autogenous and synthetic bone graft, and guided tissue regeneration (GTR) were enough to control the problem.
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View more >Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammation of the tooth supporting structures. It leads to bone and attachment loss which is irreversible. Extraction of horizontally impacted lower third molar (L3M) teeth may result in localized periodontal pockets at the distal aspect of the adjacent lower second molars (L2M). We present a case of a 21-year-old male who suffered from a swelling and pain around his lower right second molar following surgical removal of a mesioangular impacted lower right third molar.We showed that oral hygienemeasures, surgical access, mixture of autogenous and synthetic bone graft, and guided tissue regeneration (GTR) were enough to control the problem.
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Journal Title
Case Reports in Dentistry
Volume
2016
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© 2016 Nabil Khzam et al.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License,
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Subject
Periodontics