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Impacted third molar surgery in older patients—Is patient´s age really a risk factor for complications?

Authors: Florian Dudde, Manfred Giese, Oliver Schuck, Christina Krüger

Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations | Issue 11/2024

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of patients´ age on perioperative complications in impacted third molar surgery and how established risk factors are affected by age.

Materials and methods

The clinical findings, digital panoramic radiographs and perioperative data of 200 patients (554 impacted third molars) that had been subjected to tooth extraction, from July 2023 until July 2024, were analyzed. Perioperative complications (Inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) hypesthesia, oroantral communication (OAC), lingual nerve (LN) hypesthesia, postoperative bleeding, postoperative infection) as well as impaction patterns and risk factors (angulation type, bone coverage, depth- and risk scores) were analyzed by age (cut-off 30 years).

Results

The population was divided into two groups by age (Group A =  ≥ 30 years (n = 52) vs. Group B =  < 30 years (n = 148)). Upper third molars showed significantly deeper bone coverage, higher depth scores, higher risk scores and different angulation types in patients aged < 30 years. Mandibular third molars showed significantly deeper bone coverage, higher depth scores, higher risk scores according and different angulation types in patients aged ≥ 30 years. However, IAN hypesthesia, LN hypesthesia, postoperative bleeding and postoperative infection did not show any significant differences regarding patients’ age.

Conclusion

The current findings suggest that age (cut-off 30 years) does not statistically correlate with a higher risk for postoperative complications in impacted third molar surgery in contrast to recent publications.

Clinical relevance

In contrast to recent publications, the present study falsified a positive correlation between patients’ age and the occurrence of postoperative complications in impacted third molar surgery. Therefore, other risk factors should be investigated in order to minimize these procedure specific complications.
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Metadata
Title
Impacted third molar surgery in older patients—Is patient´s age really a risk factor for complications?
Authors
Florian Dudde
Manfred Giese
Oliver Schuck
Christina Krüger
Publication date
01-11-2024
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Oral Investigations / Issue 11/2024
Print ISSN: 1432-6981
Electronic ISSN: 1436-3771
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-024-05975-x

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