Department of Oral Surgery, University of Cocody Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire, West Africa
Case Report
Treatment Approaches of the Retention of the 2nd Molar by the Germ of the Mandibular Wisdom Tooth
Author(s): Kouame Patrice Attogbain*, Amantchi Daniel, Kouyate Vazoumana, Guiguembe Patrice and N’guessan- Atse Koboh Sylvie
In certain clinical circumstances, the evolution accident concerns the second mandibular molar (M2) because the
eruption of this one coincides with the coronary maturation of the germ of the wisdom tooth (WT) which is completed
around 12 years. The objective of this presentation of clinical cases is to argue the various therapeutic options
and their implementation according to the clinic, the radiography and the age of the patient. It will be either clinical
monitoring or annual X-ray of the evolution and eruption of M2 in children under 12 years old or from a germectomy
of the WT at the coronary maturation stage if this germ constitutes an obstacle to the eruption of the second molar
in the child after 12 years. The surgical technique will preserve the integrity of M2 or on the contrary will uncover it
with the development of a bone window and the discovery of th.. View More»
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