Clinical evaluation of the effect of standard and modified standard flaps design in the removal of mesio-angular impacted lower 3rd molar | ||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||
| Article 8, Volume 64, Issue 1 - January (Oral Surgery), January 2018, Pages 171-177 PDF (544.32 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2018.77069 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mahmoud Hasan ALawur1; Reda Noval2 | ||
| 1Dental Intern at UMM AlQura University Faculty of Dentistry | ||
| 2Associated Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim of the study: The propose of this study was designed to establish a successful comparison between removal of impacted lower third molar (wisdom tooth) using two different flap designs (standard and modified standard flap) in post-operative pain, trismus and swelling, Methodology: The comparison was done after the removal of the impacted teeth using a specific criteria that was numbered and described in a this research, a total of ten systemically free patient with mesio-angular impacted lower third molar was choose as a candidate for conducting this research, the patients was divided into two groups (group 1 and group 2), a standard flap was used with the first group, in standard flap the vertical releasing incision was started at the level of buccal groove of the seven, while in group 2 a modified standard flap was used, in modified standard flap the vertical releasing incision was started just distally to the first molar . Conclusion: finally, we concluded at the end of this study that the choice between these two flaps in removal of impacted lower third molar have no significant difference when compared to post-operative pain, swelling and trismus. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Impaction; Flaps; wisdom tooth; lower third molar | ||
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