ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
The Influence of the Suture-less Anterior Releasing Incision in a Triangular Flap Design on Postoperative Healing Following Surgical Removal of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars.
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- Comparison of suture and sutureless techniques on postoperative complications after third molar surgery: a systematic review.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Pooled it
- A modified triangular flap suture method used for inferior third molar extraction: A three-arm randomized clinical trial for the assessment of quality of life.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2023Trial
- Improving healing after surgical extraction of partially impacted lower third molar by modification of three sided flap: a clinical pilot study.The Saudi dental journal · 2026Article
- Microbiological Retention on PTFE versus Silk Suture: A Quantitative Pilot Study in Third Molar Surgery.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective of this study was to determine the effect of suture-less anterior releasing incisions on postoperative wound healing following surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars. MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 112 patients were included in the study. Group 1 had 56 patients in which the anterior releasing incision was not sutured postoperatively, and group 2 had 56 patients, in whom the anterior releasing incision was sutured. The two groups were compared in terms of pain, swelling, and trismus at 1 day, 3 days, and 7 days postoperatively. The Univariate Type III Repeated-Measures ANOVA Assuming Sphericity was used to compare the two modes of treatments at different time points. The periodontal healing distal to the second molar was assessed on the first day and at 2 months following the surgical intervention. The independent
resultsNo significant difference was observed between the two groups for pain and trismus (
conclusionSuture-less anterior releasing incision decreases the postoperative swelling and edema, but the periodontal healing was poor when compared to the sutured anterior releasing incision cases. The type of closure technique did not have any significant influence on pain and trismus.
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