Quality of life following third molar removal under conscious sedation
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
; 17(6): 994-999, nov. 2012. ilus, tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Aim:
The aim of this study was to assess quality of life (QoL) and degree of satisfaction among outpatients subjected to surgical extraction of all four third molars under conscious sedation. A second objective was to describe the evolution of self-reported pain measured in a visual analogue scale (VAS) in the 7 days after extraction. Studydesign:
Fifty patients received a questionnaire assessing social isolation, working isolation, eating and speaking ability, diet modifications, sleep impairment, changes in physical appearance, discomfort at suture removal and overall satisfaction at days 4 and 7 after surgery. Pain was recorded by patients on a 100-mm pain visual analogue scale (VAS) every day after extraction until day 7.Results:
Thirty-nine patients fulfilled correctly the questionnaire. Postoperative pain values suffered small fluctuations until day 5 (range 23 to 33 mm in a 100-mm VAS), when dicreased significantly. A positive association was observed between difficult ranked surgeries and higher postoperative pain levels. The average number of days for which the patient stopped working was 4.9.Conclusion:
The removal of all third molars in a single appointment causes an important deterioration of the patients QoL during the first postoperative week, especially due to local pain and eating discomfort (AU)RESUMEN
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Tooth Extraction
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Conscious Sedation
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Molar, Third
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Aspects:
Patient-preference
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med. oral patol. oral cir. bucal (Internet)
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the Teknon Medical Center/Spain
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UB-IDIBELL Institute Researcher/Spain
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University of Barcelona/Spain