Comparación en inflamación post-extracción de terceros molares inferiores según las técnicas de cierre Clínica UCSG 2017.

Abstract

Aim: the aim of this study is to determine how the use of suture (primary closure) in mandibular third molar post extraction sockets influences in the increase of pain and swelling in comparison to the not sutured sockets (secondary closure). Materials and Methods: This is a transversal analytic descriptive investigation. Fifty patients who attend to the UCSG odontology clinic were evaluate, and got their mandibular third molars, one of the mandibular sockets received suture while the opposite side hasn´t received sutures, with the purpose of determine the swelling in both sockets 7 days after. Evaluated by taking intraoral and extra oral photographs along the facial measures from each side of the face. Results: Once evaluated pre-operative, post-operative and 7 days after the third molars extraction the 50 patients, was observed that 70% of the patients show higher signs of swelling and pain in the sutured socket (primary closure) (p <0.05), compared to the socket with no suture (secondary closure). The 74% of the patients who show higher signs of swelling and pain where women and the Pell & Gregory classification with the same signs where the Class III of this classification. Conclusion: The use of suture rises swelling and pain signs in postoperative mandibular third molar surgery.