Effects of concentrated growth factors on relieving postoperative reaction of guided bone regeneration in the esthetic zone / 华西口腔医学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To explore the effect of concentrated growth factors (CGF) on postoperative pain and swelling in patients with complex dental implants.@*METHODS@#A total of 28 patients with single maxillary anterior teeth loss and labial orbital bone defect were recruited randomly and divided into two groups. Each group included 14 patients. The experimental group was applied with CGF membrane to guide bone regeneration, whereas the control group was treated with collagen membrane to guide bone regeneration. The postoperative pain degree and swelling degree were compared, and data were analyzed with SPSS 23.0 software. Postoperative pain was measured by visual analogue scale (VAS), and the degree of swelling was divided into four grades according to swelling range.@*RESULTS@#VAS scores of patients in experimental and control groups reached 35.1±22.5 and 47.0±20.3, respectively. The duration of postoperative pain in experimental and control groups totaled (2.1±1.5) and (2.8±1.0) days, respectively. No statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups (P>0.05). Percentages of non-swelling, mild swelling, moderate swelling, and severe swelling in experimental group reached 21.4%, 57.1%, 21.4%, and 0, respectively, and those in control group were 7.1%, 35.7%, 35.7%, and 21.4%. Swelling duration reached (2.4±1.4) and (4.2±2.2) days in the experimental and control groups, respectively. A statistically significant difference was observed in the swelling degree of experimental and control groups (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#The use of CGF can significantly reduce the degree of postoperative swelling and shorten swelling time but cause no significant effect on pain.

Application of T-shaped splitting method in the extraction of lower-level horizontal-impacted mandibular third molars / 口腔疾病防治

Objective@#The present study evaluated postoperative reactions in adjacent teeth after the extraction of lower-level horizontal-impacted mandibular third molars using a T-shaped splitting method. @*Methods@#A total of 101 patients with lower-level horizontal impaction of mandibular third molars were selected and randomly divided into two groups. The impacted mandibular third molar was extracted using a T-shaped splitting method in group A （56 cases）, and the traditional two-section method was used in group B （45 cases）。 Postoperative reactions, including temperature sensitivity, percussion pain and mobility in the adjacent teeth, were compared between the 2 groups at 1-week, 2-week, and 1-month follow-up visits. The SPSS 13.0 software package was used for the statistical analysis.@*Results @#The postoperative reactions of temperature sensitivity （χ21w= 11.81, χ22w = 17.43, P < 0.05）, percussion pain （χ21w = 8.70, χ22w = 4.75, P < 0.05） and mobility （χ21w = 4.50, χ22w = 7.10, P < 0.05） in adjacent teeth in group A were significantly less than those in group B at the 1-week and 2-week follow-up visits. The temperature sensitivity in adjacent teeth in group A was significantly less than that in group B at the 1-month follow-up visit （χ2 = 7.10, P < 0.05）, but percussion pain and mobility in adjacent teeth disappeared in both groups. @*Conclusion@#The T-shaped splitting method for the extraction of mandibular lower-level horizontal impacted third molars can reduce the postoperative reactions in adjacent teeth.