[Wound management after wisdom tooth osteotomy].
Closure and dressing techniques in wound treatment after surgical removal of the mandibular third molars were compared. Large abscesses were found after third molar removal in 8 percent. An extraoral incision was made in 58 percent of these cases. On the other side, in a group of 1189 third molar removals treated by a gauze strip no abscess was observed. In a further investigation the subjective disturbance of patients treated with a dressed gauze were the slightest. Also, the dressing technique in the treatment after third molar removal could decrease the number of postoperative infections.
Hellner
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Mund-, Kiefer-, Gesichtschirurgie, Nordwestdeutsche Kieferklinik, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg.
Brandes
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A
Bschorer
R
R
Schmelzle
R
R
Gehrke
G
G
Winter
A
A
Bordasch
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K
D001458:Bandages; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D010508:Periodontal Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology