ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Effect of Intraoral Drainage after Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Extraction on Non-Infectious Postoperative Complications.
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- Effect of mucosal fenestration drainage on postoperative complications following surgical extraction of mandibular third molars: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of topical vacuum assisted drainage in mandibular third molar surgeries: a randomized controlled clinical study.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- Comparison of the effects of submucosal hyaluronidase and dexamethasone on postoperative edema, pain, trismus, and infection following impacted third molar surgery.BMC oral health · 2024Trial
- Nd:YAG laser therapy on postoperative pain, swelling, and trismus after mandibular third molar surgery: a randomized double-blinded clinical study.Lasers in medical science · 2023Trial
- Comparisons of the Clinical Outcomes of Mandible Contouring Surgery With or Without the Use of Intraoral Drains.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Factors affecting pain experience after lower third molar germectomy in teenagers-a clinical study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Article
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- Clinical and Biochemical Evaluation of the Use of Alb-PRF versus L-PRF in Mandibular Third Molar Extractions: A Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2023Article
- Microbiological Retention on PTFE versus Silk Suture: A Quantitative Pilot Study in Third Molar Surgery.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Post-operative Sequelae Following Surgical Removal of Mandibular Third Molars with and Without the Use of a Tube Drain - A Comparative Study.Annals of maxillofacial surgeryArticle
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Abstract
Surgical removal of mandibular third molars is associated with non-infectious postoperative complications, including pain, swelling, trismus. Intraoral drains are noteworthy because of their ease of application, availability, and effectiveness. This study aimed to evaluate the use of latex and calcium-sodium alginate mouth flat drains on the severity of postoperative complications such as pain, trismus, and edema after surgical removal of mandibular third molars. Ninety patients who underwent surgical removal of wisdom teeth were studied. The patients were divided into three groups. Group A-with a latex flat drain, group B-with a sodium-calcium alginate (Kaltostat) flat drain, and group C-with a wound closed with knotted sutures. Patients were assessed for pain on a VAS scale every day from surgery to postoperative day 7. Before the procedure and on postoperative days 1, 2, and 7, the pain level, edema, and trismus were measured, respectively. Intraoral drainage with a flat drain after mandibular third molar removal does not significantly reduce pain, as measured by the VAS scale, or postoperative swelling, as measured by lines between craniometric points. Intraoral drainage with a latex drain after mandibular third molar removal does not significantly reduce trismus, while intraoral drainage with a calcium-sodium alginate drainage bag significantly increases trismus.
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