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Journal of Oral Hygiene & Health
Oral Health Meet 2018
November 29-30, 2018
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November 29-30, 2018 Bali, Indonesia
International Conference on
Oral Health and Dental Medicine
Wisdom teeth – The bread & butter of oral surgeons
Rajanikanth K
Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), India
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isdom teeth (or the impacted mandibular third molars) are the most common reason for which an Oral Surgeon
consultation is sought by a general dentist. However, the young budding Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon is fascinated by
the Plastic surgery, Orthognathic Surgery and Oncosurgery procedures that are routinely carried out in the Maxillofacial &
Craniofacial centers that train them during the post graduate tenure. The basic operative procedure in which they are assessed
during their final MDS examination i.e., surgical removal of an impacted wisdom tooth – takes a back seat. It is repeatedly
reiterated that day in and day out – they may not be engaging in Oncosurgery and plastic surgery procedures, but they may
be called in by the fellow dentists for a wisdom tooth removal. This presentation revisits the basics of examining a patient of
impacted third molar, diagnosing according to the Rood’s criteria, categorizing third molars as per the Pederson’s difficulty
Index, and the indications for a 3D-CT in a patient of impacted wisdom tooth. The common complications encountered such
as lingual nerve injury & dry socket are also touched upon.
Biography
Rajinikanth K is a Senior Professor, Fellowship supervisor & Post graduate teacher in Oral & Maxillofacial surgery in Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences,
Deemed-to-be University, Nagpur, India. He has a teaching experience of 14 years with 5 years as the Chief of the Unit. His area of expertise is Maxillofacial trauma,
Cleft surgery, Distraction Osteogenesis, LASERs and Dental Implants. He has 15 publications to his name of which, 8 are international. He attended more than 35
conferences and delivered 16 scientific presentations. He is also actively involved in organization of 13 regional & 3 national conferences.
rajanikanthmalaviya@gmail.comRajanikanth K, J Oral Hyg Health 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2332-0702-C2-011