FREQUENCY OF DRY SOCKET, PAIN, WOUND DEHISCENCE AND SWELLING ONE WEEK AFTER REMOVAL OF MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR IMPACTION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v5i02.238Keywords:
Third molar impaction, dry socket, pain, wound dehiscenceAbstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of dry socket, pain and swelling; one week after removal of mandibular third molar impaction.
Material and Methods: One hundred patients having mandibular third molar impaction were included in the study. The extractions were done by house surgeons and trainee medical officers. Smokers, patients with systemic diseases, using medications were excluded from the study. After elevating mucoperiosteal flap, mandibular third molar removal, primary closure was done with 3-0 suture (silk or vicryl). All patients were instructed properly and prescribed antibiotics and analgesics. Age, gender and complications of disimpaction (dry socket, pain, wound dehiscence and swelling) at one week follow up were recorded. The data were analyzed using SPSS 17.
Results: Out of hundred patients, 44 (44%) were females and 56(56%) were males. The age was ranged from 18 to 45 years. The common age group was 21-25 years. The frequency of dry socket one week after mandibular third molar extraction was 10% in this sample of population.The frequency of wound dehiscence one week after mandibular third molar extraction was 10%. The frequency of mild pain, moderate , and sever pain one week after mandibular third molar extraction were 41, 10, 4% respectively. The frequency of swelling one week after mandibular third molar extraction was 35%.
Conclusions: Third molar surgical extraction is associated with many complications which can be minimized by observing the basic principles of surgery.
Additional Files
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2015 M. Asif Khan, Tariq Ahmad, Khadija, Sadia Hijab
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material
- The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes .
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
