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Affiliation
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, H.K.E.S’s S. Nijalingappa Dental College, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India; *Corresponding author
Udupikrishna Joshi - E-mail: dr_udupijoshi@yahoo.com
K. Divya Vani - E-mail: divyavanikotaru99@gmail.com
Satishkumar G. Patil - E-mail:
satpat71@gmail.com
Anand Mangalgi - E-mail: drmangalgi@gmail.com
Kavyashree Sagare - E-mail: 24kavyashree@gmail.com
Ashwin Shah - E-mail: drashwinshah1981@gmail.com
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Research Article
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Abstract
Impacted mandibular 3rd molar extractions are linked with a modest incidence of postoperative difficulties. Several procedures such as pressure dressings, atraumatic surgical techniques and use of hemostatic material to minimize these complications have been employed. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the effectiveness of Gelatamp and conventional Gelfoam in reducing bleeding, postoperative pain and swelling after mandibular third molar surgery. Hence, a total of 21 patients undergoing bilateral mandibular third molar extractions were divided into, Group A Gelatamp and Group B Gelfoam. Postoperative outcomes such as bleeding, pain (VAS) and swelling were assessed after extraction of third molar. We observed that Gelatamp showed superior clinical efficacy over absorbable gelatin sponge in reducing postoperative pain, early bleeding andreduce swelling
Keywords
Gelatamp, gelatin sponge, third molar extraction, postoperative pain, hemostasis, oral surgery.
Citation
Joshi et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4534-4538 (2025)
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0973-2063
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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.
