Flapless Surgical Approach to Extract Impacted Inferior Third Molars: A Retrospective Clinical Study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to compare a flapless surgical approach (FSA) with a traditional envelope flap (traditional approach (TA)). Every patient was treated with two approaches: TA and FSA. The primary outcome variables were both the discomfort during the post-operative convalescence and the correct final recovery of the impacted area. The secondary outcome variable was the average duration of the surgery. Post-operative pain and oedema were recorded. The measurements of soft tissue interface toward the distobuccal edge of the second molar were taken by periodontal probe before surgery (baseline) and 8 weeks after surgery. Statistical software was used to evaluate the data; a p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Twenty-four teeth of 12 patients (six Caucasian males and six Ca

SUBMITTER: Materni A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7914559 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature