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| ORIGINAL RESEARCH |
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| Year : 2008 |
Volume
: 19 | Issue : 3 | Page
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Pathosis associated with radiographically normal follicular tissues in third molar impactions: A clinicopathological study
Ali Hossein Mesgarzadeh1, Heidar Esmailzadeh2, Majid Abdolrahimi3, Mohamadreza Shahamfar3
1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3 School of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Ali Hossein Mesgarzadeh
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz
Iran
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.42952
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Background: The follicular tissue around impacted third molars has a potential to develop pathosis. However, it is generally assumed that the absence of abnormal radiolucency indicates the presence of a normal follicle.
Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate abnormalities associated with radiographically normal follicular tissue of third molar impactions.
Materials and Methods: One hundred eighty-five impacted third molars from 170 patients with no signs of abnormal radiolucency (follicular space <3 mm) were used for this study. Follicular tissues of the relevant teeth were collected. Specimens were fixed in 10% formalin and stained routinely with hematoxilin and eosin to be independently examined by two pathologists. A diagnosis was registered only when the results from both pathologists were in concordance. Clinical details for each patient were registered in WHO standard forms to undergo chi-square statistical analysis.
Results: Fifty-three per cent of the specimens had developed pathosis. The incidence of pathosis was higher in the age group of 20-30 years, in men compared to women and in the mandible compared to the maxilla.
Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that radiographic appearance may not be reliable in the diagnosis of pathosis in follicular tissue as a surprisingly high rate of pathosis was found in the absence of any radiographically detectable sign. |
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