Open AccessPatient compliance to postoperative instructions after third molar surgery comparing traditional verbally and written form versus the effect of a postoperative phone call follow-up a: A randomized clinical study
Author(s) -
Amparo Aloy-Prósper,
Hilario Pellicer-Chover,
José Balaguer-Martínez,
Oscar Llamas-Monteagudo,
Miguel PeñarrochaDiago
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1989-5488
DOI - 10.4317/jced.56680
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , chlorhexidine gluconate , compliance (psychology) , phone , clinical trial , physical therapy , surgery , chlorhexidine , psychology , dentistry , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy
The understanding and adherence to postoperative care instructions may be influenced by how they are presented by the professional interfering the recuperation process after surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a postoperative phone call follow-up compared with a traditional verbally and written instructions regarding compliance of postoperative recommendations after third molar surgery; and secondly, to discover the main points of non-compliance.