Article Review: Risk Factors Associated with IAN Injury After Third Molar Removal (with Dr. Jake Stucki)

Today, we review the 2024 article that details the study of the risk factors associated with IAN injury after third molar removal. We welcome Dr. Jake Stucki back to the show – resident doctor at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine – as he outlines the study design of today’s article in review. We unpack the variables focused on in the study, the risk factors that are revealed, how to mitigate these risks, and why the dental instruments for surgery need to be carefully chosen. To end, Dr. Jake walks us through other notable outcomes from the study, and we discover more ways to prevent nerve injuries during third molar removals.    

Key Points From This Episode:

• The study design of the article in review: IAN injury risk factors after third molar removal.
• Patient demographics and other variables of focus in the study.  
• Where risk begins, how it grows, and how to minimize it.  
• Why the instruments you choose to use matter.   
• Other significant outcomes from the study and helpful supplementary resources.   
• Important advice for preventing nerve injuries. 

Dr. Jake Stucki on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-stucki-ab19a593/  

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine — https://case.edu/medicine/ 

‘Risk Factors Associated with Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury after Extraction of Impacted Lower Mandibular Third Molars: A Prospective Cohort Study’ — https://www.joms.org/article/S0278-2391(24)00295-7/abstract  

‘The Radiological Prediction of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury during Third Molar Surgery’ — https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2322523/  

‘Radiographic Predictors of Postoperative Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury in Mandibular Third Molar Surgery’ — https://www.joms.org/article/S0278-2391(24)00866-8/abstract 

‘Dr. Tony Pogrel: Nuances of Coronectomy and Intentional Root Retention during Extraction’ — https://www.buzzsprout.com/1404670/episodes/10507025-dr-tony-pogrel-nuances-of-coronectomy-and-intentional-root-retention-during-extraction.mp3  

Journal of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery — https://www.joms.org/ 

Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/ 

Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/ 

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Dr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059