pericoronitis
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Pericoronitis is inflammation of the soft tissues surrounding the crown of a partially erupted tooth, including the gingiva (gums) and the dental follicle. The soft tissue covering a partially erupted tooth is known as an operculum, an area which can be difficult to access with normal oral hygiene methods. The hyponym operculitis technically refers to inflammation of the operculum alone.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Pericoronitis
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Operculitis
- Medical condition (new).image
- 48 clinical pericornitis.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Pericoronitis associated with the lower right third molar (wisdom tooth).
- Medical condition (new).field
- Dentistry
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Research
983 papers- A Review of Evidence-Based Recommendations for Pericoronitis Management and a Systematic Review of Antibiotic Prescribing for Pericoronitis among Dentists: Inappropriate Pericoronitis Treatment Is a Critical Factor of Antibiotic Overuse in Dentistry.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
- Pericoronitis.Applied therapeutics · 1966
- Pericoronitis.Oral health · 1967
- Comprehensive management of pericoronitis in lower third molars: extraction, operculectomy, and coronectomy approaches.Wiadomosci lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960) · 2024
- [Acute pericoronitis of mandibular wisdom teeth].Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology · 1990
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Wikidata facts
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- health specialty
- oral and maxillofacial surgery
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Acute
- Chronic
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Bacteria
- Tooth position
- Diagnosis
- Prevention
- Management
- Acute pericoronitis
- Definitive treatment
- Oral hygiene
- Operculectomy
- Tooth extraction
- Prognosis
- Epidemiology
- References
- External links
Pericoronitis is inflammation of the soft tissues surrounding the crown of a partially erupted tooth, including the gingiva (gums) and the dental follicle. The soft tissue covering a partially erupted tooth is known as an operculum, an area which can be difficult to access with normal oral hygiene methods. The hyponym operculitis technically refers to inflammation of the operculum alone.
Pericoronitis is caused by an accumulation of bacteria and debris beneath the operculum, or by mechanical trauma (e.g. biting the operculum with the opposing tooth). Pericoronitis is often associated with partially erupted and impacted mandibular third molars (lower wisdom teeth), often occurring at the age of wisdom tooth eruption (15-26). Other common causes of similar pain from the third molar region are food impaction causing periodontal pain, pulpitis from dental caries (tooth decay), and acute myofascial pain in temporomandibular joint disorder.
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