著者：Daniel Wolfson and Nathaniel Moore
Abstract
Pericoronitis is a special type of acute periodontal abscess that occurs when gingival tissue that overlies a partially erupted or impacted tooth, usually a third molar or wisdom tooth, becomes inflamed. When dental referral is not readily available surgical removal of the operculum can relieve pain.
Keywords
acute periodontal abscess
dental extraction
Dental pain
gingival flap
gum flap
impacted third molar
operculectomy
operculum
partially erupted molar
Pericoronitis
periodontal abscess
trismus
wisdom tooth
