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Patient morbidity after impacted third molar extraction with different flap designs. A systematic review and meta-analysis

To review the literature on the effect of different surgical flaps upon patient morbidity (pain perception, trismus, swelling and osteitis) after impacted third molar extraction. An electronic and complementary search of main databases and grey literature was performed up to January 2019 to retrieve...

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Published in:Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal patología oral y cirugía bucal, 2020-03, Vol.25 (2), p.e233-e239
Main Authors: Glera-Suárez, P, Soto-Peñaloza, D, Peñarrocha-Oltra, D, Peñarrocha-Diago, M
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Summary:To review the literature on the effect of different surgical flaps upon patient morbidity (pain perception, trismus, swelling and osteitis) after impacted third molar extraction. An electronic and complementary search of main databases and grey literature was performed up to January 2019 to retrieve randomized clinical trials. The Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool was used for methodological appraisal. A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted of pain perception and trismus. From the initially 1314 screened studies, only 11 were included in the qualitative synthesis, and 5 in the meta-analysis. There were no statistically significant differences in pain between the envelope and triangular flap designs over time, except on the sixth postoperative day, when the envelope flap proved more painful. Regarding trismus, statistically significant differences were observed on the seventh postoperative day, with greater mouth opening in the envelope flap group than in the triangular flap group. There were no clear differences in swelling and osteitis among the flap designs. Despite its limitations, the present meta-analysis found no clear differences in patient morbidity between the different flap designs.
ISSN:1698-6946
1698-4447
1698-6946
DOI:10.4317/medoral.23320