Extração de terceiros molares: perfil do atendimento em clínicas de cirurgia da graduação e especialização da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Abstract

Given the importance of the wisdom tooth in the area of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the aim of this study was to assess the various characteristics and classifications of these teeth by means of clinical and radiographic exams. For this purpose, information was collected from all the patients attended by graduation course at the Unidade de Clínica Odontoestomatológica Integrada (UCOEI) III and IV, and at the surgery clinics of VI Curso de Especialização em Cirurgia e Traumatologia Buco-Maxilo-Facial (CECTBMF) of the School of Dentistry of the Federal University of Uberlândia (FOUFU), who were submitted to the extraction of wisdom teeth during the period from June to December, 2006. Information was collected with reference to the patients, these teeth and the surgical procedures. The results indicated that among the 290 patients comprising the sample, 63.79% were women, 93.79% resident in Uberlândia, 53.10% were referred by the Pronto Socorro Odontológico (PSO) of the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU) and the mean age was 25 years and 3 months. Periapical radiography was used in 63.1% of the patients, with 854 wisdom teeth being documented: 816 were indicated for extraction and 563 extracted (385 in the graduation course and 178 in the specialization course). The main indication for extraction was inclusion/impaction/retention (66.54%). In the graduation course, 1.37 teeth/procedure were extracted, in a mean time of 1 hour and 10 minutes (51 minutes per tooth) and 2.11 teeth in the specialization course, with a mean duration of 59 minutes (28 minutes per tooth).