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Incidence of infections requiring hospitalization associated with partially erupted third molars. 1996

T I Berge

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway.

A retrospective study of patients hospitalized for infections associated with partially erupted third molars during a 10-year period (1985-94) showed a total of 17 cases: 6 women and 11 men, aged 18 to 57 years. Eight patients were in the third decade. No deviation from the habits of the general population with regard to cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption or overrepresentation of general health problems was found. All infections were of pericoronal origin. Bacteriologic cultures from six patients showed mixed aerobic-anaerobic oral flora, without any penicillin-resistant strains. The incidence rate of serious orofacial infections associated with partially erupted third molars was calculated to be 0.016 cases per year per 1000 patients at risk.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D008964	Molar, Third	The aftermost permanent tooth on each side in the maxilla and mandible.	Tooth, Wisdom,Teeth, Wisdom,Molars, Third,Third Molar,Third Molars,Wisdom Teeth,Wisdom Tooth
D010508	Periodontal Abscess	Localized circumscribed purulent area of inflammation in the periodontal tissue. It is a derivative of marginal periodontitis and commonly associated with suprabony and infrabony pockets and interradicular involvements, in contrast to periapical abscess which is attributable to pulp necrosis.	Abscess, Periodontal,Abscesses, Periodontal,Periodontal Abscesses
D005260	Female		Females
D005491	Focal Infection, Dental	Secondary or systemic infections due to dissemination throughout the body of microorganisms whose primary focus of infection lies in the periodontal tissues.	Dental Focal Infection,Dental Focal Infections,Focal Infections, Dental,Infection, Dental Focal,Infections, Dental Focal
D006760	Hospitalization	The confinement of a patient in a hospital.	Hospitalizations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012189	Retrospective Studies	Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.	Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective