Introduction:

The purpose of this guideline is to define, describe clinical presentation, and set forth general criteria and therapeutic goals for common pediatric oral surgery procedures and oral pathological conditions. This guideline is an update of the previous document adopted in 2005 and last revised in 2014. It is based on a review of the current dental and medical literature related to pediatric oral surgery, including a systematic literature search of the PubMed® electronic database with the following parameters: Terms: pediatric, oral surgery, extraction, odontogenic infections, impacted canines, third molars, supernumerary teeth, mesiodens, mucocele, eruption cyst, eruption hematoma, attached frenum, ankyloglossia, gingival keratin cysts, Epstein pearls, Bohn’s nodules, congenital epulis of newborn, dental lamina cysts, natal teeth, and neonatal teeth; Fields: all; Limits: within the last 10 years, humans, English, clinical trials.