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Volume 7 Issue 6 (June, 2019)

Review Articles

Role of Flap Designs in Successful Surgical Removal of Impacted Third Molar- A Review
Kamaraj Loganathan, Jayashree Mohan, Abin Varghese, J.Sabarinathan, Sabitha S., Bindu Vaithilingam

Impaction is one of the most common surgical procedures in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. This could be done either for therapeutic or prophylactic reasons. The surgery which exploits both the soft and hard tissues result in the post operative reactions like pain, swelling and trismus. The possible complications are bleeding, dry socket, nerve injury, infection etc. Flap design is one of the factors responsible for the severity of post-operative sequelae. The reduction of post-operative complications leads to the success of surgical outcomes. Several flap designs have been evolved as years passed for reducing the post-operative sequelae. This manuscript reviews various important flap techniques and evaluates its role in the success of third molar impaction.
Key words: Flap design, third molar surgical removal.

Received: 10May, 2019                             Revised:  28 May 2019                             Accepted: 29 May 2019

Corresponding Author- Dr. Kamaraj Loganathan, Phd Scholar, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation, Salem, Tamil nadu, India

This article may be cited as: Loganathan K, Mohan J, Varghese A, Sabarinathan J, S Sabitha, Vaithilingam B. Role of Flap Designs in Successful Surgical Removal of Impacted Third Molar- A Review. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(6): 26-30.

 
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