Oral Health-related quality of life after coronectomy for impacted mandibular third molar in the first postoperative week

• Jacco G Tuk ^[1] ; Lily E Yohannes ^[1] ; Jean-Pierre TF Ho ^[1] ; Jerome A Lindeboom ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Amsterdam

     University of Amsterdam

     Países Bajos

     
• Localización: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa, ISSN-e 1698-6946, Vol. 26, Nº. 5 (September), 2021
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Coronectomy of a mandibular impacted third molar is a surgical treatment to minimize the risk for inferior alveolar nerve damage. We aimed to determine whether this procedure affected the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) within the first postoperative week.

    This prospective study included 50 patients that underwent a coronectomy for an impacted mandibular third molar. The patients completed the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire and questions about pain and analgesic intake on every day during the first postoperative week.

    Mean OHIP-14 scores were highest during the first three postoperative days; the highest mean score (26.40, SD: 8.67) was observed on the first postoperative day. Mean OHIP scores gradually declined during the first postoperative week, and the mean OHIP-14 score was 9.82 (SD: 9.15) on the seventh day. Physical pain was the highest contributor to the overall OHIP-14 score. Pain gradually declined with time; the lowest mean pain score (3.38, SD: 2.2) was observed on the seventh day. OHIP-14 and pain scores were not significantly different between sexes or between different grades of impaction. OHIP-14 scores were positively correlated with pain scores.

    A mandibular third molar coronectomy had a strong effect on patient OHRQoL, particularly during the first three postoperative days.