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Chronic pericoronitis

MedGen UID:
452354
•Concept ID:
C0266924
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Chronic Pericoronitis
SNOMED CT: Chronic pericoronitis (4264000)

Definition

Long-term inflammation of the gingiva surrounding the crown of a tooth, usually of an incompletely erupted tooth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChronic pericoronitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

An evaluation of referrals requesting third molar tooth removal: clinical diagnosis and treatment outcome.
Mackie L, Wong-McDermott R, Bell GW
Br Dent J 2019 Apr;226(8):577-580. doi: 10.1038/s41415-019-0199-5. PMID: 31028325
Common dental infections in the primary care setting.
Nguyen DH, Martin JT
Am Fam Physician 2008 Mar 15;77(6):797-802. PMID: 18386594
Third molar removal: an overview of indications, imaging, evaluation, and assessment of risk.
Marciani RD
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2007 Feb;19(1):1-13, v. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2006.11.007. PMID: 18088860

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Non-third molar related pericoronitis in a sub-urban Nigeria population of children.
Folayan MO, Ozeigbe EO, Onyejaeka N, Chukwumah NM, Oyedele T
Niger J Clin Pract 2014 Jan-Feb;17(1):18-22. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.122826. PMID: 24326801
Comparison of buccal infiltration of 4% articaine with 1 : 100,000 and 1 : 200,000 epinephrine for extraction of maxillary third molars with pericoronitis: a pilot study.
Lima JL Jr, Dias-Ribeiro E, Ferreira-Rocha J, Soares R, Costa FW, Fan S, Sant'ana E
Anesth Prog 2013 Summer;60(2):42-5. doi: 10.2344/0003-3006-60.2.42. PMID: 23763558Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Non-third molar related pericoronitis in a sub-urban Nigeria population of children.
Folayan MO, Ozeigbe EO, Onyejaeka N, Chukwumah NM, Oyedele T
Niger J Clin Pract 2014 Jan-Feb;17(1):18-22. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.122826. PMID: 24326801
Large-cell carcinoma metastatic to the jaw. Report of a case.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1977 Sep;44(3):358-61. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(77)90403-0. PMID: 269332

Therapy

Comparison of buccal infiltration of 4% articaine with 1 : 100,000 and 1 : 200,000 epinephrine for extraction of maxillary third molars with pericoronitis: a pilot study.
Lima JL Jr, Dias-Ribeiro E, Ferreira-Rocha J, Soares R, Costa FW, Fan S, Sant'ana E
Anesth Prog 2013 Summer;60(2):42-5. doi: 10.2344/0003-3006-60.2.42. PMID: 23763558Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Non-third molar related pericoronitis in a sub-urban Nigeria population of children.
Folayan MO, Ozeigbe EO, Onyejaeka N, Chukwumah NM, Oyedele T
Niger J Clin Pract 2014 Jan-Feb;17(1):18-22. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.122826. PMID: 24326801

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