Orhan, Z.D.; Ciğerim, L. Evaluation of the Effect of Polybutester and Polypropylene Sutures on Complications after Impacted Lower Third Molar Surgery. Appl. Sci.2024, 14, 1448.
Orhan, Z.D.; Ciğerim, L. Evaluation of the Effect of Polybutester and Polypropylene Sutures on Complications after Impacted Lower Third Molar Surgery. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 1448.
Orhan, Z.D.; Ciğerim, L. Evaluation of the Effect of Polybutester and Polypropylene Sutures on Complications after Impacted Lower Third Molar Surgery. Appl. Sci.2024, 14, 1448.
Orhan, Z.D.; Ciğerim, L. Evaluation of the Effect of Polybutester and Polypropylene Sutures on Complications after Impacted Lower Third Molar Surgery. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 1448.
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Impacted lower third molar extraction, is a common oral surgical pro-cedure. Pain, swelling and limitation of mouth opening that may occur in the postoperative pe-riod are factors that affect the daily routines of patients. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of polybutester and polypropylene sutures on postoperative complications after lower impacted third molar surgery.
Materials and Methods: On 35 patients with bilateral impacted lower third molars included in the study; two different suture materials were used as polybutester suture in group 1 and polypro-lene suture in group 2. Measurements were made for the evaluation of edema and trismus be-fore the operation and on the 2nd and 7th day after the operation, and a visual analogue scale (VAS) was given to patients to fill in after the operation. Wound healing, suture related injury, and suture related discomfort in patients were noted.
Results: According to the results of the study, the pain felt on the side using the polybutester su-ture on the 2nd postoperative day was less than the side using the polypropylene suture (p<0.05). On the 2nd postoperative day, it was observed that the suture on the side which the polybutester suture was used caused less discomfort to the patients than on the side which the polypropylene suture was used (p<0.05). It was observed that women experienced more pain (p<0.01) and more trismus (p<0.05) after the operation compared to men.
Conclusions: On postoperative 2nd day, less pain was observed on the side where the polybutester suture was used and it was also found that the polybutester was better tolerated. These results support the use of polybutester suture in the surgery of im-pacted third molars.
Keywords
Impacted third molar; suture; polybutester; polypropylene; pain
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Dentistry and Oral Surgery
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