Aplicações da tomografia computadorizada de feixe cônico na cirurgia de dentes inclusos / Applications of cone beam tomography in the surgery of included teeth

It is necessary to use criteria based on the scientific literature, in order to obtain correct indications for cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Therefore, the objective of this work is to analyze, through a bibilographic review, the applications of CBCT in oral surgery, mainly addressing surgery for included / impacted teeth. A bibliographic survey was performed in the PubMed database, selecting the keywords impacted teeth AND preoperative planning AND cone beam computed tomography. Twelve studies related to the topic were analyzed, some related to the use of CBCT and conventional radiographs in surgeries of included teeth, seeking to evaluate the influence of CBCT on the diagnosis and planning of cases and on the incidence of postoperative complications such as sensorineural disorders. It has been observed that CBCT is a good indication for surgery of included / impacted teeth when one wants to obtain a precise location of the dental element within the bone structure and its relationship with the adjacent structures, resulting in a better diagnosis and planning of cases, bringing more security and predictability during procedures... (AU)

É necessária a utilização de critérios baseados na literatura científica, para se obter indicações corretas da tomografia computadorizada de feixe cônico (TCFC). Sendo assim, o objetivo deste trabalho é analisar, por meio de revisão bibilográfica, as aplicações da TCFC em cirurgia oral, abordando principalmente a cirurgia de dentes inclusos/impactados. Realizou-se um levantamento bibliográfico no banco de dados PubMed, selecionado os descritores impacted teeth AND preoperative planning AND cone beam computed tomography. Foram analisados 9 estudos relacionados ao tema, alguns relacionaram o uso da TCFC e de radiografias convencionais nas cirurgias de dentes inclusos buscando avaliar a influência da TCFC no diagnóstico e planejamento dos casos e na incidência de complicações pós operatórias como distúrbios neurossensoriais. Foi observado que a TCFC é uma boa indicação na cirurgia de dentes inclusos/impactados quando se quer obter uma localização precisa do elemento dental dentro da estrutura óssea e sua relação com as estruturas adjacentes, resultando em um melhor diagnóstico e planejamento dos casos, trazendo mais segurança e previsibilidade durante os procedimentos... (AU)

Anti-Inflammatory Effectiveness of Oral Dexamethasone 4 mg on Mandibular Third Molar Surgeries: A Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of oral dexamethasone 4 mg in a single dose preemptively administered to reduce pain, swelling, and trismus following mandibular third molar surgeries. METHODS: A split-mouth randomized clinical trial was performed including 22 participants undergoing surgical removal of bilateral and symmetrically positioned third molars. A total of 44 teeth were allocated by simple randomization to either the test or nonintervention/control side. Oral dexamethasone 4 mg was administered on the test side an hour before the surgery. All of the participants were unaware of the medication studied, and only 1 surgeon, blinded to the medication intake, performed all of the procedures. Anti-inflammatory effect was evaluated using the clinical parameters of mouth opening, swelling, and rescue analgesic medication intake to control pain. The statistical analysis was blinded to the allocation groups, and a significance value P < .05 was adopted for all the tests. RESULTS: Dexamethasone reduced the mean of rescue analgesic medication intake by 5 times (P = .002). Facial swelling was lower on the test side by 72h postsurgery in comparison with the control side (P = .036). No significant difference in mouth opening was found between the groups. CONCLUSIONS: Preemptive use of oral dexamethasone 4 mg proved to be effective in controlling pain and reducing the need for rescue medication and had a beneficial effect in reducing swelling during a short postoperative period.