Palatal approach for surgical removal of mesioangularly impacted maxillary third molar - a pilot study

BMC Oral Health

Table 2 Surgical Information and Complications

	Total		Buccal Approach		Palatal Approach		Buccal VS. Palatal
	N = 40		N = 20		N = 20		P
Operation Time (min, Mean ± SD)	17.8 ± 6.3		22.3 ± 5.5		13.3 ± 2.8		<0.001^a
Iatrogenic angular cheilitis
NO	33	82.5	13	65.0	20	100	0.008 ^b
YES	7	17.5	7	35.0	0	0	0.008 ^b
Oroantral communication
NO	40	100	20	100	20	100	N/A
YES	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Unfavorable tooth fracture
NO	38	95.0	19	95.0	19	95.0	1^b
YES	2	5.0	1	5.0	1	5.0	1^b
Maxillary tuberosity fracture
NO	36	90.0	17	85.0	19	95.0	0.61 ^b
YES	4	10.0	3	15.0	1	5.0	0.61 ^b
Postoperative Hemorrhage
NO	40	100	20	100	20	100	N/A
YES	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Root Displacement
NO	40	100	20	100	20	100	N/A
YES	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A
Alveolar Osteitis
NO	40	100	20	100	20	100	N/A
YES	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A

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