A Survey of Preoperative Radiological Investigation among Dental Professionals carrying out Impacted Lower third Molar Surgery in Eastern Nigeria.
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This survey was carried out to assens the attitude and the effect of utilization of preoperative radiological mvestigations in the management of impacted mandibular third molars among Dental professional in Eastern Nigeria. Questionnaires on preoperative radiological Investigations investigations were given to 56 Dental practitioners, Forty-eight were returned anonymously representing 85.7% responss rate, which were used in jur data analysis. Twenty-nine 100.45%) respondents do not bother about radiological investigation before surgical procedure while 19 (9.0%) insisted preoperative radiological investigations bolue surgery. Out of these 19 respondents, all recommend periapical seray while 5 (20.3%) had a cause to recummend oblique lateral of the jaw at one time of the other Nane of the respondents had used orthopanthomogram for preoperative radiological evaluation. Eight (42.1%) take and develop the their periapital radiographi Two respondents (10.5%) take their radiograph and send them out for development while 9 (48.334 always send their patients outside for radiological investigation. Postoperative complication was low (15.7% among surgeons who utilize preoperative radiological investigations. Considering surgical difficulty, it was observed that difficult iodos scores were high among the 29 respondents that do not use preoperative radiological investigation. This study has identified preoperative rodiological evaluation as a veritable instrument for effective and easy surgical management of impacted mandibular third molars.
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