PERICORONITIS

Course overview

PERICORONITIS IS A LOCALIZED, INTRAORAL SOFT TISSUE INFECTION MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH ERUPTING LOWER THIRD MOLARS. PROMPT DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT ARE WARRANTED AS THIS CONDITION CAN PRESENT WITH SIGNIFICANT PAIN AND DISCOMFORT, POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF DAILY LIFE. IT CAN ALSO LEAD TO MORE SEVERE INFECTION IF LEFT UNTREATED. THIS ACTIVITY GOES OVER THE PRESENTATION, ETIOLOGY, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OPTIONS OF PERICORONITIS USED BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.