Prospective study of incidence and related risk factors of postoperative alveolar osteitis and secondary infection related to mandibular third molar surgery

Abstract

In this prospective study 159 consecutive cases in which removal of impacted lower third molar in 107 outpatientswere evaluated.The incidence of specific most common postoperative complications (alveolar osteitis and secondary infection) isaddressed with location of the most significant risk factors five groups of variables have been studied with 23 subgroupsand 46 divisions which are regarded as potential factor for more than one complication after mandibularthird molar removal in order to offer a preventive or management strategy.