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01-01-2019 | Original Article

A comparative study of surgical drain placement and the use of kinesiologic tape to reduce postoperative morbidity after third molar surgery

Authors: Aysenur Genc, Sirmahan Cakarer, Basak Keskin Yalcin, Beril Berivan Kilic, Sabri Cemil Isler, Cengizhan Keskin

Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations | Issue 1/2019

Abstract

Objectives

Our aim was to compare the effects of the surgical drain and kinesiotape applications on postoperative morbidity after mandibular third molar surgery in a split-mouth study design.

Materials and methods

A single-centre, split-mouth study was performed in 23 patients who needed surgical removal of bilateral mandibular third molars. Each patient was treated with a drain tube on one side of the mandible and Kinesio tape (KT) on the contralateral side.

Results

Swelling was significantly greater in the KT group than in the drain group throughout the study period. The groups did not differ significantly in the amount of trismus at any time point. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)-measured pain intensity was significantly lower in the drainage group. Patients with KT had greater postoperative discomfort than those with a drain tube. All patients were generally satisfied with their treatments.

Clinical relevance

Although both treatments were useful, a surgical drain was significantly more effective at reducing swelling and pain intensity than Kinesio tape. The effects of both on trismus were similar.

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Title: A comparative study of surgical drain placement and the use of kinesiologic tape to reduce postoperative morbidity after third molar surgery
Authors: Aysenur Genc
Sirmahan Cakarer
Basak Keskin Yalcin
Beril Berivan Kilic
Sabri Cemil Isler
Cengizhan Keskin
Publication date: 01-01-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1432-6981
Electronic ISSN: 1436-3771
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-018-2442-x

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A comparative study of surgical drain placement and the use of kinesiologic tape to reduce postoperative morbidity after third molar surgery

Abstract

Objectives

Materials and methods

Results

Clinical relevance

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