Association between intraoperative factors and postoperative complications in third molar surgery: An observational study.

  • Matías Dallaserra Departamento de Cirugía y Traumatología Bucal y Maxilofacial, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.   Centro Asociado Cochrane, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Unidad de Cirugía Maxilofacial. Hospital Clínico San Borja-Arriarán, Santiago, Chile http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8654-1817
  • Francisca Poblete Departamento de Cirugía y Traumatología Bucal y Maxilofacial, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Nicolás Yanine Departamento de Cirugía y Traumatología Bucal y Maxilofacial, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Centro Asociado Cochrane, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Unidad de Cirugía Maxilofacial. Hospital Clínico San Borja-Arriarán, Santiago, Chile http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0386-0191
  • Ignacio Araya Departamento de Cirugía y Traumatología Bucal y Maxilofacial, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Centro Asociado Cochrane, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2333-5033
  • Ricardo Cortés Centro Asociado Cochrane, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2039-2569
  • Julio Villanueva Departamento de Cirugía y Traumatología Bucal y Maxilofacial, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.  Centro Asociado Cochrane, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Unidad de Cirugía Maxilofacial. Hospital Clínico San Borja-Arriarán, Santiago, Chile. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5807-442X

Abstract

Objective: The main objective of this study was to establish the association between risk factors and complications after oral surgery. Material and Methods: A cohort study was developed between April of 2017 and March of 2018 through a register of patients admitted with buccal surgery indication at the San Borja Arriarán hospital, Chile. Results: The incidence of post-surgical complications was 5.8%, with alveolitis being the most frequent. In the bivariate analysis, surgical difficulty was the only intraoperative variable that presented a significant association with the development of post-surgical complications (p<0.05). In the multivariate analysis, no associations were found between intraoperative variables and the development of complications. Conclusion: The concentration of highly complex procedures in professionals with a high level of experience (maxillofacial surgeons) allows low post-surgical complication incidence and prevents intraoperative variables from generating a higher risk of post-surgical complications.

Author Biography

Matías Dallaserra, Departamento de Cirugía y Traumatología Bucal y Maxilofacial, Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.   Centro Asociado Cochrane, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Unidad de Cirugía Maxilofacial. Hospital Clínico San Borja-Arriarán, Santiago, Chile
 

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2021-12-31
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DALLASERRA, Matías et al. Association between intraoperative factors and postoperative complications in third molar surgery: An observational study.. Journal of Oral Research, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 6, p. 1-7, dec. 2021. ISSN 0719-2479. Available at: <https://joralres.com/index.php/JOralRes/article/view/joralres.2021.075>. Date accessed: 29 mar. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.17126/joralres.2021.075.
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