ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Periodontal Healing after Lower Third Molars Extraction: A Clinical Evaluation of Different Flap Designs.
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- Comparison of immediate vs. delayed guided tissue regeneration in Infrabony defect of second molars after adjacent third molar extraction: a retrospective study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Evaluation of a New Simplified Approach for Upper Superficial Impacted Third Molar Extraction-A Retrospective Split-Mouth Study.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- Six-Month Soft Tissues Healing after Lower Third Molar Extraction: Comparison of Two Different Access Flaps.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Influence of Surgical Technique on Post-Operative Complications in the Extraction of the Lower Third Molar: A Retrospective Study.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
Periodontal healing after third molars extraction seems to be influenced by the choice of different flap techniques. The purpose of the present study was to assess the clinical condition of adjacent first and second molar sites, after the extraction of lower third molars, performed through different flap designs. Eighty patients, aged between 14 and 30 years, were analyzed for periodontal parameters of VPI, PPD, and CAL, pre-operatively (T0), after 15 days (T1), after 1 month (T2), and after 2 months (T3) from extraction. Techniques performed were trapezoidal flap (TRAP), marginal flap (MARG), flap with papilla detachment (DETP), and flap with papilla decapitation (DEC). No significant differences were found between the four flaps at each observation time and considering the interval between T0 and T3, for VPI, PPD at first molar site, PPD at second molar site, and CAL at second molar site. Significant variations for CAL were registered, for each flap, between T0 and T3, in all cases for buccal site, in three cases for buccal-distal site. After 2 months of follow-up, no strong evidence can be assumed for or against the use of a particular flap design for the extraction of lower third molars.
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