Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2017

Level of Understanding of Informed Consent for Surgical Removal of Impacted Third Molar in Rural Population.

Dr. Prashant A. Punde, Dr. Samprati Bhos

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 Background: Extraction of an impacted third molar is most frequently performed in oral surgery, which makes it a good model for studying informed consent. This surgical extraction implies a series of inevitable postoperative complications, such as trismus, swelling or pain, about which the patient must be informed before procedure. Among the many ways of informing patients, the verbal option is without doubt the one most often used by the surgeons. However, most of these explanations are easily forgotten if not supported by other methods. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of the written explanation given to patients when obtaining informed consent for third molar removal. Methods: This study included 100 patients requiring surgical removal of impacted third molars. The patients were given an information sheet describing the complication in local language. Patients were asked in detail if they remembered being informed about each of these risks individually at the end of seven days. All the answers were noted in a specifically designed questionnaire and evaluated. Results: A total of 100 patients participated in this study. Of these, 70% of patients agree of being informed about the possible complications preoperatively but 30% of patients do not remember being informed about the possible risks before surgery. Pain (92%) & trismus (89%) were the most common complications experienced by the patients, whereas lip paresthetia (5%) & allergy (1%) were the least encountered complications. 70% patients replied that their postoperative period had been similar to that explained before surgery. Conclusion: Pain & trismus are the most common complications experienced. Most of patients found it beneficial about receiving in–depth information on the possible risks and complications preoperatively that they may encounter after surgery.

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DR. PRASHANT A. PUNDE, Dr. Samprati Bhos, Level of Understanding of Informed Consent for Surgical Removal of Impacted Third Molar in Rural Population., INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾7 | July‾2017

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