Comparative study of primary and secondary closure of the surgical wound after removal of impacted mandibular third molars

Aim Aim of the study is to compare the primary and secondary healing after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars, in terms of swelling, severity of pain, trismus, and periodontal healing between two types of closure. Materials and methods A total of 60 patients, divided into two group...

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Published in:Oral and maxillofacial surgery 2018-09, Vol.22 (3), p.261-266
Main Authors: Pachipulusu, Pavan Kumar, S, Manjula
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Edema - prevention & control
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Molar, Third - pathology
Molar, Third - surgery
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Original Article
Pain
Pain Measurement
Pain, Postoperative - prevention & control
Postoperative Complications - prevention & control
Suture Techniques - instrumentation
Tooth Extraction - methods
Tooth, Impacted - pathology
Tooth, Impacted - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Trismus - prevention & control
Wound Closure Techniques - instrumentation
Wound Healing
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Summary:Aim Aim of the study is to compare the primary and secondary healing after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars, in terms of swelling, severity of pain, trismus, and periodontal healing between two types of closure. Materials and methods A total of 60 patients, divided into two groups randomly: group A, with 30 patients in which primary closure was done; group B, with 30 patients in which secondary closure was done. A comparison between two groups was done in terms of postoperative pain, swelling, trismus at first, third, and seventh postoperative days, and periodontal healing near adjacent second molar after 6 months. Results The swelling and pain in group A were greater than that in group B, with a statistically significant difference ( p  
ISSN:1865-1550
1865-1569
DOI:10.1007/s10006-018-0696-8