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Intraoperative removal of third molars does not affect the postoperative infections after BSSO - Randomized controlled trial
- Source :
- Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. 50:103-106
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2022.
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Abstract
- Purpose The goal of this study was to evaluate the incidence of postoperative wound infection and timing of mandibular third molar removal in bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO). Materials and methods This wis a prospective, single-blinded, randomized, split-mouth clinical trial. All patients were divided into two groups: Group I, where pre-operative removal of the third molars were done 6 months prior to BSSO and Group II, where intra-operative removal of contralateral third molars were done for the same patients during the osteotomy. The primary outcome variable studied was postoperative infection rate and the secondary outcome variable was bad split during BSSO. Results Among the seventy five patients (150 sites), one site in group II developed infection whereas none of the sites in group I developed infection (p = 1.000). No sites had bad split in both the groups. Conclusion The results from the present study show that there is no difference between the presence or absence of mandibular third molars on post-operative wound infection following bilateral sagittal split osteotomy, and the authors hence suggest removing third molars during BSSO for patient comfort.
- Subjects :
- Molar
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Osteotomy, Sagittal Split Ramus
Group ii
Dentistry
Sagittal split osteotomy
Mandible
Osteotomy
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Mandibular third molar
Clinical trial
stomatognathic system
Otorhinolaryngology
Randomized controlled trial
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medicine
Humans
Molar, Third
Surgery
Prospective Studies
Oral Surgery
business
Patient comfort
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- ISSN :
- 10105182
- Volume :
- 50
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7ce303b25aac361e67715a77438f6e51