None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: PET suture: PET sutures, owing to their synthetic, non-capillary, and biologically inert properties, promote better healing, reduce inflammation, and enhance patient comfort compared to
Sponsors
Sathyabama institute of science and technology
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients aged 18 years and above who required bilateral surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars. Systemically healthy patients classified as ASA I or II with similarly positioned bilateral impactions were included for the study. Impaction Class I or Class II based on Pell and Gregory s classification and vertical or mesioangular types according to Winter s classification, with complete mucosal and partial bony coverage were included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnants, breast feeders, smokers, and patients who failed to attend postoperative follow-up visits, took additional medications, had allergies, and experienced unusual complications were excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative outcomes were evaluated based on four main variables: pain, facial swelling, trismus, and plaque accumulation on sutures. Pain intensity was recorded using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Facial swelling was assessed by measuring specific linear facial distances using a flexible ruler. Trismus was evaluated by recording the maximum inter-incisal mouth opening preoperatively. Plaque accumulation on sutures was assessed visually on using a three-point scoring system.Timepoint: Pain-postoperative days 2,3,4,5,6,and 7 Swelling-postoperative days 2 and 7 Trismus-preoperatively, and on postoperative days 2 and 7 Plaque accumulation-postoperative days 2 and 7 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative outcomes were evaluated based on four main variables: pain, facial swelling, trismus, and plaque accumulation on sutures. Pain intensity was recorded using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Facial swelling was assessed by measuring specific linear facial distances using a flexible ruler. Trismus was evaluated by recording the maximum inter-incisal mouth opening preoperatively. Plaque accumulation on sutures was assessed visually on using a three-point scoring system.Timepoint: Pain-postoperative days 2,3,4,5,6,and 7 Swelling-postoperative days 2 and 7 Trismus-preoperatively, and on postoperative days 2 and 7 Plaque accumulation-postoperative days 2 and 7 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Rajesh Kanna A
Sathyabama Institute of science and technology.
Outcome results
None listed