Evaluation of antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing postoperative infection after mandibular third molar extraction in young patients.

Purpose: This study evaluated the influence of antibiotic prophylaxis on postoperative complications after inferior third molar removal in young patients.

Patients And Methods: We extracted 59 mandibular third molars from 59 patients with a mean age of 15 years (range, 12-19 years). The patients were included in the study when radiographs at the time of surgery showed that only the crown of the tooth germ was formed.

Mandibular third molar removal in young patients: an evaluation of 2 different flap designs.

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of 2 different flap designs on periodontal healing and postoperative complications, after inferior third molar removal in young patients.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-four mandibular third molars were extracted from 12 patients with an average age of 16 years. Patients were included in the study when radiographs at the time of surgery showed that only the crown of the germ was formed.