title: Diagnosis and management of common postextraction complications.
abstract: Extraction of impacted teeth is one of the most common surgical procedures performed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Every surgical procedure results in some degree of postoperative bleeding and inflammation, typically manifesting as pain and edema. Although the complex physiology of the human body is beyond the scope of this article, the educated clinician should have an understanding of the time line associated with these processes so as to determine whether a patient's complaint of postoperative bleeding, pain, or swelling represents a normal response to surgical trauma or an aberrant reaction.
authors: Department of Dentistry/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 DeKalb Avenue, Box 187, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
authors: Joseph E
authors: JE
authors: Pierse
authors: Harry
authors: H
authors: Dym
authors: Earl
authors: E
authors: Clarkson
mesh_terms: D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery