Comparison of standard incision and comma shaped incision for impacted mandibular third molar surgery

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230714058773N2

Enrollment

100

Registered

2023-09-03

Start date

2018-10-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-16

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Conditions

Condition 1: Third molar impacted and embedded teeth. Condition 2: Third molar embedded teeth. Embedded and impacted teeth Impacted teeth

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: A total of 50 cases with fully impacted lower third molars of age 18-45 years and both genders were included. Pregnant women, nursing mothers, patient with non-loca

Tragus to the commissure of the mouth

Tragus to pogonion. Intervention 2: Control group: 50 cases with fully impacted lower third molars of age 18-45 years and both genders were included. Pregnant women, nursing mothers, patient with non-

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with fully impacted lower third molars (more than two-thirds of the crown covered with alveolar bone evaluated on periapical radiograph or OPG) Patients having physical status 1 according to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women, nursing mothers Patient with non-localized odontogenic infection Tooth associated with pathologies i.e. cysts, mandibular angle fractures, tumors Patients on radiotherapy, chemotherapy, bisphosphonates, bone diseases e.g. Paget’s disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: 0 and 1st post operative day. Method of measurement: 10 point Visual Analog Scale as None, Weak, Moderate and Severe pain . If VAS = 7 then it was considered pain.;Post Operative swelling. Timepoint: 1st and 3rd post operative day. Method of measurement: Swelling assessed as distance measured between: Lateral canthus of the eye to the gonion angle; Tragus to the commissure of the mouth; Tragus to pogonion. These readings were taken pre-operatively and compared with the readings taken on 1st and 3rd day post-operatively.;Trismus/ mouth opening. Timepoint: 0 and 1st post operative day. Method of measurement: Mouth opening measured after 24 hours of surgery as interincisal distance in millimeters and patient had trismus if interincisal mouth opening is less than or equal to 29 mm.	—

Measure

Time frame

Pain. Timepoint: 0 and 1st post operative day. Method of measurement: 10 point Visual Analog Scale as None, Weak, Moderate and Severe pain . If VAS = 7 then it was considered pain.;Post Operative swelling. Timepoint: 1st and 3rd post operative day. Method of measurement: Swelling assessed as distance measured between: Lateral canthus of the eye to the gonion angle; Tragus to the commissure of the mouth; Tragus to pogonion. These readings were taken pre-operatively and compared with the readings taken on 1st and 3rd day post-operatively.;Trismus/ mouth opening. Timepoint: 0 and 1st post operative day. Method of measurement: Mouth opening measured after 24 hours of surgery as interincisal distance in millimeters and patient had trismus if interincisal mouth opening is less than or equal to 29 mm.

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Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactTehmina Maryam

Armed forces institute of dentistry CMH Rawalpindi

Tehminamaryam27@gmail.com+92 333 9576737

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026