| Autor: |
Cantore S; Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy., Silva FFVE; Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.; Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology Unit (MedOralRes), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, San Francisco Street, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.; ORALRES Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (FIDIS), Santiago de Compostela University Clinical Hospital, University of Santiago de Compostela, Choupana Street, s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain., Bizzoca ME; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli, 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy., Smimmo A; Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.; Medical Statistics Unit, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', 80138 Naples, Italy., Lo Muzio L; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli, 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy., Vianna Camolesi GC; Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Implantology Unit (MedOralRes), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, San Francisco Street, s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain., Pérez-Sayáns M; ORALRES Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (FIDIS), Santiago de Compostela University Clinical Hospital, University of Santiago de Compostela, Choupana Street, s/n, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, Spain., Ballini A; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli, 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy. |
| Abstrakt: |
Background: The surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars is routine in oral and maxillofacial surgery and common postoperative complications are widely reported in the literature. Therefore, this prospective split-mouth study aims to compare the postoperative sequelae of piezoelectric surgery versus conventional surgery of the lower third molar, focusing on pain and swelling. Methodology: In total, 41 patients were treated under local anesthesia and surgical removal on one side of their mouth was performed using conventional rotary surgery (micromotor) while the other side's was by piezosurgery, with an interval of 15 days from the previous procedure (82 extraction sites); in addition, pain and swelling analyses were conducted. Results: The pain analysis demonstrated a median of one day of pain in patients treated with piezoelectric surgery compared to two days with conventional surgery ( p < 0.001). The probability of not feeling pain was greater in sites treated with experimental surgery on the first and second days ( p < 0.001). The swelling was worse in places treated with the conventional method, with the most significant difference being the distance between the angle of the mandible and the upper lip vermilion on both days and the more subtle difference between the angle of the mandible and the anterior nasal spine on the seventh day. Conclusions: When a piezosurgical unit is used, according to the literature, is well known that it takes more time to perform the surgical extraction of third molars. Despite that, our results show that it causes less pain postoperatively, with faster improvement and a quicker reduction in swelling compared to conventional surgery. |
