CPG 3RD MOLAR

IMPACTED TOOTH IS DUE TO ..

• OBSTRUCTION

• LACK OF SPACE

• ABNORMAL POSITION

• ALL OF THEM

WHICH IMPACTION HAS THE HIGHEST PREVALENCE?

• VERTICAL

• DISTO-ANGULAR

• MESIO-ANGULAR

• HORIZONTAL

FIRST THING TO CHECK BEFORE DECISION OF IMPACTED THIRD MOLAR REMOVAL IS..

• SECOND MOLAR

• CARIES ON THE TOOTH

• PERIODONTAL PROBLEM

• CROWDING

IMAGING SUCH AS IOPA AND OPG IS OPTIONAL PRIOR TO IMPACTED THIRD MOLAR REMOVAL

• TRUE

• FALSE

DARKENING OF ROOT IN XRAY MAY SUGGEST CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ID CANAL

• NO

• YES

EVERY IMPACTED THIRD MOLAR MUST BE REMOVED

• TRUE

• FALSE

REMOVAL OF IMPACTED THIRD MOLAR MAY HELP IN ORTHODONTIC CASES

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT SURE

CORONECTOMY IS SUITABLE FOR

• CLOSE TO ID CANAL

• VITAL THIRD MOLAR

• NON-MEDICALLY COMPROMISED PATIENT

• ALL OF THEM

ANTIBIOTICS IS COMPULSORY AFTER EVERY IMPACTED THIRD MOLAR REMOVAL

• YES

• NO

• JUST GIVE LAA

CHLORHEXIDINE MAY PREVENT DRY SOCKET IF USED..

• PRE-OP

• PERI-OPERATIVE

• POST-OP

• JUST USE LISTERINE LA