Coronectomy of the lower wisdom tooth in older adults
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Impacted mandibular third molarOral Health
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN15812606
- Lead Sponsor
- Ziekenhuis Amstelland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
1. An indication for coronectomy on a mandibular third molar
2. A minimum age of 60 years at the time of the surgery
3. Fluency in Dutch to complete the Dutch version of the OHIP-14 questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria
1. <60 years old
2. Did not have an indication for coronectomy of a mandibular third molar
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oral health related quality of life measured with the OHIP-14 questionnaire each day of the first postoperative week
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Postoperative pain measured using the visual analog score (VAS) during the 1st postoperative week<br>2. Swelling (self-reported yes/no) during the 1st postoperative week<br>3. Trismus (self-reported yes/no) during the 1st postoperative week<br>4. Postoperative bleeding (self-reported yes/no), during the 1st postoperative week<br>5. Infection (yes or no infection) assessed by the clinician at 1 week<br>6. Potential neurosensory deficits assessed by the clinician using tactile, two-point discrimination, thermal change detection and heat pain thresholds at 1 week, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year <br>7. Postoperative self-care behaviors: use of analgesics and cooling the cheek with ice on the first postoperative day<br>