title: Does body mass index and position of impacted lower third molar affect the postoperative pain intensity?
abstract: The main objective of this study was to determine to which extent body mass index and position of impacted lower third molar was affecting the pain intensity in the first seven postoperative days. The study was conducted following the extraction of the lower third molar in 108 patients. Depending on the type of information given to each particular patient, the patients were divided in two groups: the test group where patients were given detailed standard written and verbal instructions and the control group which received only standard written instructions about treatment after surgery. Using canonical discriminant analysis we investigated the influence of body mass index and the position of impacted lower third molar on postoperative pain intensity in two groups of patients. Results of this study showed that the body mass index or the tooth position did not have influence on intensity of postoperative pain. The body mass index and the position of impacted lower third molar do not affect the postoperative pain intensity.
authors: "J. J. Strossmayer University, School of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia.
authors: Marko
authors: M
authors: Matijević
authors: Zvonimir
authors: Z
authors: Uzarević
authors: Vlatka
authors: V
authors: Gvozdić
authors: Dinko
authors: D
authors: Leović
authors: Zrinka
authors: Z
authors: Ivanisević
authors: Valentina
authors: V
authors: Matijević-Mikelić
authors: Irella
authors: I
authors: Bogut
authors: Aleksandar
authors: A
authors: Vcev
authors: Darko
authors: D
authors: Macan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult