Management of unerupted and impacted third molar teeth. A National Clinical Guideline

摘要: Aim To assist individual clinicians, hospital departments, hospitals and commissioners of health care to produce local guidelines for the identification patients who might benefit most from removal unerupted third molar teeth those whom is not necessary. Development The guideline was developed in accordance with a process by Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). SIGN an initiative established 1993 Conference Royal Colleges their Faculties Scotland sponsor support development national on multi-professional basis. Following systematic review literature group produced recommendations based evidence levels set out US Agency Health Care Policy Research (Table 1). All are summary document, together more details supporting recommendations. detailed section this runs some 36 pages. Recommendations provides relating when it advisable remove wisdom as well including strong other indications removal. It also advice clinical radiographic assessment molars. There grade B recommendation that there no need routine molar. Review date This issued 2000 will be reviewed 2002 or sooner if new becomes available. Any updates interim period noted website ( http://www.sign.ac.uk ) Guideline (SIGN GUIDELINE 43), College Physicians, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ, UK