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Evaluation of the time taken for surgical removal of impacted wisdom tooth

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: K011- Impacted teeth
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/09/036464
Lead Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria

i. Patients with Mandibular third molar distoangularly impacted on panoramic

radiographs

ii. Mandibular third molars with Class I and Class II relation with the anterior border of ramus according to Pell and Gregoryâ??s classification

Exclusion Criteria

i. Grossly decayed impacted Mandibular third molar

ii. Patients with severe uncontrolled systemic diseases, such as leukaemia, lymphoma, haemophilia, cardiac conditions, cardiac dysrhythmia, hypertension, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, renal disease, etc, who are unwilling to be optimised prior to surgery.

iii. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) III or above

iv. Patients with a coagulation disorder

v. Female patients who were pregnant or menstruating

vi. Patients taking systemic corticosteroids, immunosuppressive

agents, bisphosphonates, or cancer chemotherapeutic agents

vii. Patients with a history of therapeutic radiation to the head and

neck region

viii. Patients with limitation of mouth opening and could not place

three fingers between the upper and lower central incisors

when opening the mouth

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Operating time in minutes (intra-operative Time) - Outcome is assessed at the end of surgery no followup.Timepoint: Time start point: Start of incision <br/ ><br>Time End Point: Removal of the impacted tooth.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
eed for Rescue AnalgesicsTimepoint: The number of rescue analgesics (paracetamol 650mg) taken by <br/ ><br>the patient during the follow-up period will be recorded.;Post Operative OdemaTimepoint: Oedema will be assessed by measuring two linear references with silk thread: between the corner of the mouth and tragus; between the lateral canthus and the angle of the mandible. This <br/ ><br>outcome was calculated as the sum of the two linear references.;Post Operative PainTimepoint: Using 10 point Numerative rating scale (NRS) with 0 being <br/ ><br>no pain and 10 being the worst pain imaginable, the pain will be <br/ ><br>assessed on day 3 and day 7;Post Operative TrismusTimepoint: Trismus will be measured by measuring interincisal distance preoperatively, postoperative day 7 using a digital Vernier calliper
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