Clinical evaluation of the effect of standard and modified standard flaps design in the removal of mesio-angular impacted lower 3rd molar

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1 Dental Intern at UMM AlQura University Faculty of Dentistry

2 Associated Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Abstract

Aim of the study: The propose of this study was designed to establish a successful comparison between removal of impacted lower third molar (wisdom tooth) using two different flap designs (standard and modified standard flap) in post-operative pain, trismus and swelling,
Methodology: The comparison was done after the removal of the impacted teeth using a specific criteria that was numbered and described in a this research, a total of ten systemically free patient with mesio-angular impacted lower third molar was choose as a candidate for conducting this research, the patients was divided into two groups (group 1 and group 2), a standard flap was used with the first group, in standard flap the vertical releasing incision was started at the level of buccal groove of the seven, while in group 2 a modified standard flap was used, in modified standard flap the vertical releasing incision was started just distally to the first molar .
Conclusion: finally, we concluded at the end of this study that the choice between these two flaps in removal of impacted lower third molar have no significant difference when compared to post-operative pain, swelling and trismus.

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