Title
Assessment of post extraction complications in Indians
Authors
Keerthika Saravanan & MP Santhosh Kumar*
Affiliation
Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India; Corresponding Author*
M P Santhosh Kumar - Email: santhoshkumar@saveetha.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received June 17, 2021; Revised September 27, 2021; Accepted September 27, 2021, Published December 31, 2021
Abstract
Extraction is one of the commonest procedures in dentistry. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the post extraction complications in patients undergoing extractions of permanent teeth. A total of 70 adult patients who had undergone dental extractions and presented with post -operative complications were included in the study and evaluated. Data collected was statistically analyzed using SPSS software and results obtained. Most of the patients with post extraction complications were in the age group of 31-40 years (21.6%), followed by 21-30 (20.2%) and 61-70 years (20.2%). Dry socket (39.19%) was the common post extraction complication in our study especially in the age group of 31-40 years. There was a statistically significant association between age of the patients and the post extraction complications (p<0.001). In our study, post extraction complications were commonly observed in age group of 31-40 years with a predilection for males. Dry socket was the most common post extraction complication. Age of the patient has a significant effect on post extraction complications. However, gender, smoking habits and systemic diseases have no influence on post extraction complications.
Keywords
Extraction, Caries, Systemic disease, Dry socket, smoking, complications, trismus, pain
Citation
Saravanan & Santhosh Kumar, Bioinformation 17(12): 1120-1125 (2021)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
