Posted on August 12 2014

What’s the most effective way to surgically remove mandibular wisdom teeth?

This is a summary of the Cochrane Systematic Review: Surgical techniques for the removal of mandibular wisdom teeth (Review, 2014) This research assesses the benefits and harms of the different ways to surgically remove wisdom teeth from the lower jaw. Removing wisdom teeth is one of the most common operations in dental surgery, and various techniques have been developed to carry this out, but which is the most effective? The review considered the following risks from surgery: pain after treatment, swelling, infection, the ability to open the jaw fully, damage to the nerves supplying sensation to the tongue and jaw fractures. To view more on this article or other articles please click here. What’s the most effective way to surgically remove mandibular wisdom teeth? .….. and more