Author/Authors :
Khzam, Nabil DB Dental, BDS, MPhil, DClinDent, MRACDS (Perio), Perth, WA, Australia , Fell, Adam DB Dental, BSc, BDent, MJDF RCS, Perth, WA, Australia , Fisher, Anthony PerioHEALTH and Implants Practice, BDSc, DClinDent, Brisbane, QLD, Australia , Kim, Paul Benowa Mansions Periodontal Practice, BPharm, BDSc, DClinDent, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia , Khan, Usman A. Dalby Dental Clinic, BDS, MDS, PhD, Western Downs, QLD, Australia , Bakr, Mahmoud M. General Dental Practice - School of Dentistry and Oral Health - Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Abstract :
Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammation of the tooth supporting structures. It leads to bone and attachment loss which is
irreversible. Extraction of horizontally impacted lower third molar (L3M) teeth may result in localized periodontal pockets at the
distal aspect of the adjacent lower second molars (L2M). We present a case of a 21-year-old male who suffered from a swelling
and pain around his lower right second molar following surgical removal of a mesioangular impacted lower right third molar. We
showed that oral hygiene measures, surgical access, mixture of autogenous and synthetic bone graft, and guided tissue regeneration
(GTR) were enough to control the problem.
