Presentación de un estudio en 680 pacientes operados de terceros molares retenidos

680 patients who were operated on of impacted third molars at the maxillofacial surgery service of "abel santamaría" clinical and surgical teaching hospital, between october 6, 1998, and october 6, 1999, were studied aimed at determining the most frequent postoperative complications found in the operated on patients.the results obtained were analyzed and compared with those of previous studies. the surgical procedure of the impacted third molars is one of the commonest surgical activities within the framework of maxillofacial surgery. complications needing a suitable diagnosis and treatment may appear. the most frequent postoperative complications are alveolitis in 29.6%, postsurgical facial cellulitis in 22.7%, hemorrhage in 18.2% and mandibular trismus in 13.7% of the cases.