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ANALYSIS OF PATTERN AND MANAGEMENT OF CYSTS AND TUMORS AROUND IMPACTED TEETH

Dr Rabia Rafiq, Dr Atiqa Marium, Dr Nida Farooq

Introduction: The jawbones have a high prevalence of cysts in the human body due to the abundant amount of epithelial remnants. Aims and objectives: The basic aim of the study is to analyse the pattern and management of cysts and tumors around impacted teeth. Material and methods: This descriptive study was conducted in CMH Rawalpindi during March 2019 to December 2019. This study was done with the permission of ethical committee of hospital. Patients presenting with the complaint of pain, swelling, limited mouth opening, sensitivity, soft tissue swelling around the impacted/ unerupted teeth were examined and investigated. All the patients underwent clinical and radiographic assessment. Results: 143 patients were symptomatic with complaints of pain and swelling due to cystic or neoplastic conditions. 2135 patients had symptoms such as swelling, pain, trismus or fever due to pericoronitis. The remaining 1998 patients were asymptomatic. The impacted molars and/or associated pathology in these patients were diagnosed during routine clinical and radiographic examination. Conclusion: It is concluded that impactions of molar, premolar and canines are commonly discovered dental anomaly that usually remains unnoticed by the patients unless some symptoms appear.