title: Effect of 2 flap designs on postoperative pain and swelling after impacted third molar surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate 2 flap designs (envelope and modified triangular flap) for postoperative pain and swelling after mandibular impacted third molar surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty patients who had symmetric bilateral fully impacted mandibular third molars were selected. Left teeth were approached with an envelope flap, and right teeth were removed using a modified triangular flap. Postoperative pain and swelling were evaluated until the seventh day by using 2 verbal rating scales.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistical analyses showed that there were no significant differences between the 2 incision techniques regarding postoperative pain and swelling (P > .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no significant difference between the envelope and modified triangular flap regarding postoperative pain and swelling after impacted third molar surgery.
authors: Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
authors: Dogan
authors: D
authors: Dolanmaz
authors: Alparslan
authors: A
authors: Esen
authors: Kubilay
authors: K
authors: Isik
authors: Celal
authors: C
authors: Candirli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014313:Trismus / Q000209:etiology