OBJECTIVES: An analysis is made of the influence of patient and surgical variables upon the postoperative pain and swelling normally associated with third molar extractions. STUDY DESIGN: The following patient variables were considered in a series of 150 individuals subjected to third molar extraction: sex, age, and dimensions of neurotic personality trait and extroversion (based on the Eysenck Personality Inventory, EPI). The corresponding surgical intervention parameters were: duration, ostectomy degree, dental sectioning and number of sutures. Pain was scored on a visual analog scale (VAS) 0, 8, 24, 43 and 48 hours after surgery, while inflammation was rated by means of a verbal response scale (VRS) 48 hours after extraction. RESULTS: Multivariate analysis showed postextraction pain to be mainly related to patient age and the number of sutures on the day of the operation, and to swelling over the subsequent days. A less important relation was observed with patient sex and the dimensions of neuroticism and extroversion. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, older patients and those subjected to extractions involving a greater number of sutures refer the most intense pain. In turn, patients with increased intensity pain also present greater inflammation.
OBJECTIVES: An analysis is made of the influence of patient and surgical variables upon the postoperative pain and swelling normally associated with third molar extractions. STUDY DESIGN: The following patient variables were considered in a series of 150 individuals subjected to third molar extraction: sex, age, and dimensions of neurotic personality trait and extroversion (based on the Eysenck Personality Inventory, EPI). The corresponding surgical intervention parameters were: duration, ostectomy degree, dental sectioning and number of sutures. Pain was scored on a visual analog scale (VAS) 0, 8, 24, 43 and 48 hours after surgery, while inflammation was rated by means of a verbal response scale (VRS) 48 hours after extraction. RESULTS: Multivariate analysis showed postextraction pain to be mainly related to patient age and the number of sutures on the day of the operation, and to swelling over the subsequent days. A less important relation was observed with patient sex and the dimensions of neuroticism and extroversion. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, older patients and those subjected to extractions involving a greater number of sutures refer the most intense pain. In turn, patients with increased intensity pain also present greater inflammation.
Authors: Sunil S Nayak; Anushka Arora; Ashmeet Shah; Amee Sanghavi; Abhay T Kamath; Vanishri S Nayak Journal: J Int Soc Prev Community Dent Date: 2020-06-15
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