Research Article
The effect of impacted wisdom tooth surgery on the rate of mouth opening
Author(s): Hamed Nabahat*, Faezeh Azaditalab Davoudabadi, Melika Tahan, Sahar Asakereh, Zahra Boroumand, Mahnaz Esmaeilnezhad and Mahsa Esmaeilnezhad
Background and aim: Surgery of the third incisor molars leads to inflammatory reactions that cause pain, swelling and trismus. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of various factors before and during surgery such as age, sex and experience of the surgeon on the amount of trismus after latent third molar surgery. In this prospective study, 76 patients with different wisdom teeth occlusions in the maxilla or mandible participated. Preoperative and intraoperative factors were recorded in a checklist according to clinical examinations and radiography. The amount of trismus was assessed by maximal opening of the mouth in the area of central teeth before surgery and 48 hours after surgery. The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS software version 27 and paired t-test. The rate of mouth opening before surgery was at least 22 and at most 65 and the mean was 47.1 8 8.5 mm. 2 days .. Read More»
DOI:
10.37532/PULBECR. 2023.5(1).1-4
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