Open AccessOral Health-related quality of life after coronectomy for impacted mandibular third molar in the first postoperative week
Author(s) -
Jacco G. Tuk,
Lily E. Yohannes,
Jean-Pierre T. F. Ho,
Jerôme A. Lindeboom
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1698-6946
pISSN - 1698-4447
DOI - 10.4317/medoral.24506
Subject(s) - medicine , impaction , molar , inferior alveolar nerve , quality of life (healthcare) , analgesic , dentistry , pain score , oral health , anesthesia , nursing
Coronectomy of a mandibular impacted third molar is a surgical treatment to minimize the risk for inferior alveolar nerve damage. We aimed to determine whether this procedure affected the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) within the first postoperative week.