Surgical complications and postoperative morbidity (pain, swelling, trismus, infection, wound dehiscence) associated with surgical removal of impacted lower third molars. Flap design , impacted lower third molar, postoperative complications
Conditions
Interventions
The limited 2 sided (triangular) flap design incision will start in the ascending ramus then continues along the crest of the ridge over the impacted M3 till the distobuccal corner of the adjacent low
Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery
Limited 2 sided flap,Extended 2 sided flap
Sponsors
None
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Any patient with a clinical indication for surgical removal of symmetrical fully impacted and multi-rooted M3 with comparable angulation and surgical difficulty (identified clinically and radiographically).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any case with limited mouth opening, local infection at the site of surgery, a radiographic sign of inferior alveolar nerve involvement, partially impacted, and/or single-rooted tooth.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| postoperative pain first 7 days postoperatively visual analog scale (VAS) ,postoperative trismus days 2, 7, and 14 after surgery vernier caliper,postoperative swelling days 2, 7, and 14 after surgery Measurement tape,duration of surgery at the time of surgery minutes | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| wound dehiscence The 7th postoperative day gaping in the incision line,Infection 7 days following surgery clinical signs and symptoms,complications intra and postoperatively clinical signs and symptoms | — |
Countries
Iraq
Contacts
Public ContactFiras Jamil
College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad.
Outcome results
None listed