Impacted mandibular third molar Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
Patients undergo coronectomy on a mandibular third molar. During the first week after surgery, patients fill in an Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire. This study's follow-up was at
Sponsors
Ziekenhuis Amstelland
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. An indication for coronectomy on a mandibular third molar 2. A minimum age of 60 years at the time of the surgery 3. Fluency in Dutch to complete the Dutch version of the OHIP-14 questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. <60 years old 2. Did not have an indication for coronectomy of a mandibular third molar
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oral health related quality of life measured with the OHIP-14 questionnaire each day of the first postoperative week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Postoperative pain measured using the visual analog score (VAS) during the 1st postoperative week 2. Swelling (self-reported yes/no) during the 1st postoperative week 3. Trismus (self-reported yes/no) during the 1st postoperative week 4. Postoperative bleeding (self-reported yes/no), during the 1st postoperative week 5. Infection (yes or no infection) assessed by the clinician at 1 week 6. Potential neurosensory deficits assessed by the clinician using tactile, two-point discrimination, thermal change detection and heat pain thresholds at 1 week, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year 7. Postoperative self-care behaviors: use of analgesics and cooling the cheek with ice on the first postoperative day | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactJerome;Jacco Lindeboom;Tuk
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Outcome results
None listed