Comparing OHRQoL: One or Two Sessions for Wisdom Teeth Removal

Marmara University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Impacted Third Molar Tooth

Impacted Tooth

Treatments

Procedure: Two-Session Bilateral Mandibular Third Molar Extraction

Procedure: Single-Session Bilateral Mandibular Third Molar Extraction

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05820867

MUDHF_FB_005

Details and patient eligibility

About

This single-center prospective cohort study includes patients aged 18-30 years aimed to compare the effects of bilateral extraction of wisdom teeth at a single appointment (Group A) versus two separate appointments (Group B) on patients' oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). The primary outcome is Oral Health Impact Profile 14 score, while secondary outcomes included postoperative pain and maximum interincisal opening.

Enrollment

59 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 30 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department for bilateral extraction of impacted mandibular third molars.
Asymptomatic, impacted mandibular third molars.
Impaction classified as Class I, Position A according to the Pell and Gregory classification.
Patients with an ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Physical Status Classification of ASA 1.

Exclusion criteria

Local pathology associated with third molars (e.g., cysts or tumors).
Diagnosis of acute pericoronitis.
Usage of anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotics within the last week.
Operations requiring osteotomy.
Patients with psychiatric disorders or taking drugs that may impair their mental health.
Patients unwilling to undergo data collection procedures.
Pregnant or lactating women.
Heavy smokers.
Operations lasting longer than 45 minutes for one side (from the time the first incision is made to the last suture placed).