Postoperative Course Following Wisdom Tooth Surgery

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients of either sex of Caucasian origin, between the age of 18 and 45, who are candidates for surgical removal of one mandibular 3. molar Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic drug treatment (except birth control medication) with analgesics, anti-inflammatory treatment (both steroidal (SAIDs) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)) apart from standard postoperative analgesic treatment administered by the operator. * The necessity for anti-microbial drugs. * Pregnant or lactating women. * Patients with diabetes. * Patients who due to age or communication skills are considered unable to complete patient forms. * Professional evaluation suggests an alteration of the planned surgical area or treatment form. * Surgery exceeding 45 minutes, from time of first incision to completed suturing. * Known or assumed intolerance or hypersensibility to ibuprofen (standard postoperative analgesic treatment). * Known or assumed intolerance or hypersensibility to the standard local anaesthetic Xylocain-adrenalin (lidocaine-adrenalin). * Consumption of alcohol in the period from 2 days before or until the end of the primary observation period (postoperative days 0-7.