Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Mandibular Third Molar Impaction : Effect of Age on Post Operative Pain and Trismus

Dr Samir Mansuri, Dr Mohammad Sami Ahmed

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Objectives: This paper investigate the relationship between Age and different type of impaction on pain, trismus following mandibular third molar surgery. Methods: Consecutive patients with impacted mandibular third molar teeth were studied. All the third molars were classified according to Winters classification. Surgical extraction was performed on all the patients by a single surgeon under local anaesthesia. The operation time was determined by the time lapse between incision and completion of suturing. Postoperative pain and trismus were evaluated. Results: There were 150 male patients with an age range of 18–40 years. Pain and trismus increased with increasing operative time. Horizontal impaction is significantly associated with higher VAS score on Day 1, 2 and 3. (p = 0.000, 0.000 and 0.001) .Distoangular and horizontal impaction are associated with a higher degree of pain and reduced mouth opening on postoperative review days. Vertical impaction was associated with the least degree of facial swelling and best mouth opening. Conclusions: Increasing operating time and depth of impacted teeth are associated with more postoperative morbidity and Horizontal and Distoangular impacted teeth having more post operative inflammatory complications.

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Dr Samir Mansuri, Dr Mohammad Sami Ahmed Mandibular Third Molar Impaction : Effect of Age on Post Operative Pain and Trismus. Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.IX September 2013

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