Evaluation of surgical-orthodontic treatments on impacted mandibular XXXX .

@entity1 @entity235
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate @entity1 treated for impacted mandibular @entity235 through a combined surgical and orthodontic approach. STUDY DESIGN: The cases which were made button operations of impacted mandibular @entity235 were selected from 5100 panoramic radiographs taken from @entity1 who made use of our oral and maxillofacial surgery services between January 1998 to April 2006. All of these selected @entity1 were assessed radiographically. Pertinent information such as sex, age at the time of surgery, site of the unerupted tooth, space availability and any other associated pathoses were also recorded. These @entity1 were called again, and the condition of the mandibular @entity235 was evaluated with panoramic radiographs. If the tooth erupted in the right position and it was functional and asymptomatic, we assumed the treatment to be successful clinically. RESULTS: In the present study, from 5100 @entity1 , 69 @entity1 had impacted mandibular @entity235 and only 21 @entity1 ' teeth (a total of 23 teeth) were treated orthodontically. Sixteen impacted mandibular @entity235 teeth of 14 @entity1 erupted successfully. Two impacted @entity235 were extracted, and only one @entity235 tooth was transplanted to the normal position. Four @entity1 ended the treatment because of failure of eruption. CONCLUSION: If a mandibular @entity235 tooth is impacted, not only is surgical exposure sufficient but also traction force must be applied orthodontically after the surgical exposure. In addition, age influences the success of the treatment on impacted mandibular @entity235 teeth more than the position and impaction level of the teeth.
