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Comparison of operative ‘difficulty’ with post-operative sequelae in lower third molar surgery

Authors: ADETAYO Adekunle , ADETAYO Modupe , Abu , Osiberu Mo

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Annals Of Health Research

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Background: The outcome of studies on the effect of patients’ factors, dental factors and operative factors
on postoperative sequelae following surgical extraction of lower third molar have been unequivocal.
Objective: To determine the effect of surgical difficulty (using Pederson’s scale), Body Mass Index (BMI)
and operative time on the extent of post-operative pain, swelling and trismus following third molar
surgery.
Methods: The study was a prospective analytical study of the effect of surgical difficulty, BMI, age and
operative time – Total Intervention Time (TIT) - on the extent of post-operative pain, swelling and
trismus. Eighty-four subjects with surgical extraction of impacted lower third molar were studied. All the
subjects had a standard Peri-apical radiograph through which the difficulty index was calculated for all
third molars using the Pederson scale. Anthropometric vertical and horizontal facial measurements and
pain measurement were taken pre-operatively and post-operatively on days 1, 3, 5 and 7.
Results: Of the 84 subjects, 16 (19%) were males, while 68 (81%) were females in the ratio of 1:4.2. BMI
showed a positive correlation with all the three variables and was significant for swelling on the postoperative
days assessed while TIT showed a negative correlation with most of the variables and was
significant for trismus.
Conclusion: This study showed that age and operative time might have an inverse relationship with the
common post-operative complications after lower third molar surgery and BMI might influence the
extent of these complications.

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ADETAYO,A. ADETAYO,M. Abu,S. Osiberu,M. . (2017). Comparison of operative ‘difficulty’ with post-operative sequelae in lower third molar surgery, 5 (), 73-73.

ADETAYO,A. ADETAYO,M. Abu,S. Osiberu,M. . "Comparison of operative ‘difficulty’ with post-operative sequelae in lower third molar surgery" 5, no (), (2017): 73-73.

ADETAYO,A. and ADETAYO,M. and Abu,S. and Osiberu,M. and . (2017). Comparison of operative ‘difficulty’ with post-operative sequelae in lower third molar surgery, 5 (), pp73-73.

ADETAYOA, ADETAYOM, AbuS, OsiberuM, . Comparison of operative ‘difficulty’ with post-operative sequelae in lower third molar surgery. 2017, 5 ():73-73.

ADETAYO,Adekunle , ADETAYO,Modupe , Abu,Sh , and Osiberu,Mo . "Comparison of operative ‘difficulty’ with post-operative sequelae in lower third molar surgery", 5 . (2017) : 73-73.

A.Adekunle A.Modupe A.Sh & O.Mo , "Comparison of operative ‘difficulty’ with post-operative sequelae in lower third molar surgery" vol.5, no., pp. 73-73, 2017.

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