Decreasing Edema with Platysma Exercises Following Third Molar Extraction Surgery

Melek Volkan Yazici

Status

Completed

Conditions

Third Molar Extraction

Treatments

Other: Platysma Exercise Group

Other: Control (Standard treatment)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06761664

Platysma

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will investigate the effects of a platysma muscle exercise on edema following third molar extraction surgery.

Full description

The investigators hypothesized that, during the muscle contraction of the platysma, the vascular structures will be subjected to a pump effect, leading to an increase in venous circulation. Additionally, due to its connection to the fascia, the investigators propose that platysma contractions may mobilize the fascia and stimulate the lymph nodes, thereby improving interstitial fluid flow. This could lead to an effective treatment option for decreasing edema after third molar tooth extraction. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effects of platysma exercises applied after third molar tooth extraction on edema while observing the differences on pain and trismus.

Enrollment

31 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 40 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients aged 18-40,
Those requiring impacted third molar extraction
Those with no systemic health conditions, were included in the study
Those who accepted to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Those who had systemic diseases
Those who were taking medications that could interfere with inflammation, or healing,
Those who were pregnant or breastfeeding,
Those who had infections or pathologies involving teeth 38 and 48,
Those who were unable to comply with postoperative recommendations or required therapeutic interventions outside the study protocol