Extraction of high inverted mesiodentes via the labial, palatal and subperiostal intranasal approach：A clinical prospective study

Abstract

The aim of this study is to provide criteria for the choice of the surgical approach for extraction of high inverted mesiodens.The operation statistics, life quality of postoperative patients, and the operative injury/recovery were compared and analysed. The laser Doppler blood flowmetry, laser speckle contrast imaging, and electric pulp testing were explored to detect the postoperative pulp and gingiva blood supply of adjacent teeth.For the clinician's primary concerns, the surgical time, the volume of osteotomy, and the amount of bleeding in the labial approach group (The p values are 0.0001, <0.0001, and 0.0131, respectively.) and intranasal approach group (All p values were <0.0001.) were significantly less than that in the palatal approach group. However, from the patient's perspective, the postoperative swelling in the labial approach was far more than that in the intranasal approach group (p =0.0044), with unsurprisingly lower satisfaction (p <0.0001). There were no significant differences in pulp and gingival blood supply of adjacent teeth and jaw development. Trauma was manageable in all patients.Within the limitations of the study it seems that extraction of mesiodens by the intranasal approach achieves a delicate balance between reducing surgical trauma and optimizing postoperative recovery.