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Management of Unerupted and Impacted
Third Molar Teeth

SIGN Publication No.
43

ISBN 1899893 12
1
Published March
2000

Contents

The Guideline and Quick
Reference Guide are available to download in Acrobat pdf format (info). Quick Reference Guide
(169K) Guideline
(644K).

Key
evidence statements and grades of recommendations

Guideline
development group

Notes for
users of the guideline

Summary
of recommendations

Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 The need for a
guideline
1.3 Aim of
the guideline
1.4
Development of the guideline
1.5 Definitions and
terminology

Advisability
of removal
2.1 For which patients is removal
not advisable?
2.2 For which patients is removal
advisable?

Indications for
removal
3.1 Strong indications for
removal
3.2 Other indications for
removal

Assessment
and referral
4.1 Clinical assessment
4.2
Radiological assessment
4.3 Referral

Clinical
management
5.1 Preoperative management
5.2
Anaesthesia
5.3 Surgical procedure
5.4 Other procedures
5.5
Perioperative drug therapy
5.6 Complications associated with
treatment
5.7 Outcomes of unerupted third molar management
5.8
Patient information

Recommendations for audit and
research

Annexes

Details
of the systematic review undertaken for this guideline

Key
messages for patients

References

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