31Dec 2016

INCIDENCE OF PERICORONITIS AND IMPACTED 3RD MOLAR IN PREGNANT PATIENTS VISITING DENTAL OPD.

  • BDS, MDS(Oral & maxillofacial surgery), PhD Scholar faculty of dental sciences , IMS, BHU, VARANASI , INDIA, 221005.
Crossref Cited-by Linking logo
  • Abstract
  • References
  • Cite This Article as
  • Corresponding Author

Impaction of mandibular and maxillary third molar is usually caused by either due to insufficient maxillofacial skeletal development or due to low correlation between maxillofacial skeletal development and eruption of third molar which leads to lack of space between the second molar and the ramus. Incidence of third molar impaction has increased greatly in past 15 years. Pericoronitis in pregnancy is increasingly evident and preventive and managing steps are required to prevent its occurrence in pregnancy as it can complicate pregnancy and can cause severe oral discomfort. The present paper is aimed to find incidence of such pregnant patients suffering from pericoronitis. In this study 100 female pregnant patients were selected randomly from dental OPD and observed for oral hygiene , missing tooth and pericoronitis. Out of 100 pregnant patients visiting dental OPD 32 patients were found to have pericoronitis and impacted 3rd molar. overall percentage of pericoronitis in study group was 32%. Highest incidence of pericoronitis was found in patients in 3rd trimester of pregnancy and in the age group of 21 to 30 yrs.

1.       Ali H Hassan , Pattern of third molar impaction in a Saudi population, Clin Cosmet  Investig Dent. 2010; 2: 109–113. 2.       Farman A G,  Tooth Eruption and Dental Impactions.. Panoramic Imaging News. 2004; 4 (2): 1-9. 3.       Qirreish E J Radiographic profile of symptomatic impacted mandibular third molars in the  Western Cape, South Africa. Masters degree dissertation. Western  Cape: University  of  Western Cape.2005 4.       Neville BW, Damm DD, Allen CM, Bouquot JE, Oral and maxillofacial pathology.   (2002).Philadelphia: Saunders. 5.       Quek S L, Tay C K, Tay K H,Toh S L , Pattern of Third Molar Impaction in a Singapore  Chinese Population: A  Retrospective  Radiographic Survey.. International Journal of Oral  Maxillofaial Surgery.2003; 32: 548-552 6.       Min Wu, Shao-Wu Chen, and Shao-Yun JiangRelationship between Gingival  Inflammation and Pregnancy , Mediators Inflamm. 2015; 1:1-11 7.       Megan K. Kloetzel,  Colleen E. Huebner, and Peter Milgrom J Referrals for Dental Care During Pregnancy Midwifery Womens Health.  2011 Mar; 56(2): 110–117. 8.       Kristen S. Marchi, ,Susan A. Fisher-Owens, Jane A. Weintraub, Zhiwei Yu, MPH, and  Paula A.  Brveman Most Pregnant Women in California Do Not Receive Dental Care:  Findings from a Population-Based Study Public Health Rep. 2010 Nov-Dec; 125(6): 831–  842. 9.       Elifuraha GS Mumghamba and Karim P Manji, Maternal oral health status and preterm  low birth weight at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania: a case-control study BMC Oral Health. 2007; 7: 8 10.    Begoña Martinez de Tejada Antibiotic Use and Misuse during Pregnancy and Delivery:    Benefits and Risks , Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Aug; 11(8): 7993– 8009

[Richik Tripathi. (2016); INCIDENCE OF PERICORONITIS AND IMPACTED 3RD MOLAR IN PREGNANT PATIENTS VISITING DENTAL OPD. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Dec). 1737-1741] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Richik Tripathi
BDS, MDS (Oral & Maxillofacial surgery)

DOI:

Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2575      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2575

Download Full Paper

Download PDF No. of Downloads: 195 | No. of Views: 1494