Other complications were found pain only in 4, swelling only in 9, trismus in 5 patients, delayed wound healing with opening of the socket in 3, excessive bleeding in 4, paresthesia in the lower lip occurred temporarily in 1. However Martin at. In our study younger patients appeared with more post-operative symptoms after removal of their molar than older patients. There was more complications when the positions of the third molar was more aberrant, because more bone had to be removed and in several extractions, sectioning of the crown or roots was also necessary. Thee results suggest that younger patients have a higher risks of postoperative complications after removal of third molar.
Female patients have more postoperative complications than male patients.
Postoperative complications increase with the extent in abnormally positioned third molars. References Ishikawa s Color Atlas of oral pathology. St Louis - Tokyo, 1987. An outline of oral surgery. Clauser C, Barone R. Effect of incision and flap reflection on post-operative pain after the removal of partially impacted mandibular third molars.