Sixteen patients with bilateral impacted lower third molars seeking treatment will be recruited from the out-patient clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry at Mansoura University.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
16
sixteen teeth extraction socket filled by albumin platelet rich fibrin
Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura Universty
Al Mansurah, Egypt
Assessment of Facial Swelling (Edema)
Swelling will be evaluated using a tape measure with three measurements performed on the patient's operated site using five reference points: * A) Lateral corner of the eye/angle of the mandible * B) Tragus/outer corner of the mouth * C) Tragus/soft tissue pogonion * Measurements will be taken before surgery (baseline). Swelling will be evaluated by comparing the difference between preoperative and postoperative measurements.
Time frame: first day, third day and seventh day after surgery
Wound Healing
The area of operation will be examined for signs and symptoms of infection, including: swelling, redness, hotness, pus discharge. * Any manifestations of wound healing disturbance, including: * Wound dehiscence * Exposure of underlying hard tissue will be carefully noted
Time frame: first day, third day and seventh day
3- Postoperative pain severity
Pain will be evaluated using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) which is a 10- points (cm) scale, in which the minimum end '0" represents no pain, while the maximum end 10" represents the worst pain. Patients, after being informed about the VAS by the operator, identified the VAS score and the operator recorded them in their charts.
Time frame: first day, third day and seventh day
4- blood test
1. 5 cm of blood will be withdrawn under aseptic conditions using sterile venipuncture. 2. Blood will be separated immediately by centrifugation (3000 rpm). 3. Serum samples will be frozen at -20°C until assay. 4. Serum concentrations of interleukin 6, macrophage inflammatory protein, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulation factor, and vascular endothelial growth factor will be assessed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) kits according to the manufacturer's protocol.
Time frame: first day, third day and seventh day
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