China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2016, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (1): 76-82.

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The treatment of osseous defect distal to the mandibular second molars following surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars: a literature review

GE Jing, YANG Chi, ZHENG Jia-wei, WANG Yong   

  1. Department of Oral Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China
  • Received:2014-11-30 Online:2016-01-20 Published:2016-02-01

Abstract: The presence of osseous defect distal to the mandibular second molars as a result of surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars is a common phenomenon, and the management is often far from easy. The nature course of the periodontal breakdown suggested patients with high risk indicators should be intervened at the time of tooth removal. Compared to periodontal treatment and placing membranes, dentoalveolar reconstructive procedures exhibit a more effective outcome in inducing and accelerating bone regeneration. The bone graft substitutes include autogenous bone, allograft bone, synthetic bone and tissue engineered bone. Although the use of various biomaterials have made significant progress in bone regeneration, total bone regeneration still needs to be investigated.

Key words: Mandibular second molar, Mandibular third molar extraction, Distal osseous defect, Bone regeneration

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