1Intern, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Sthitaprajna Lenka, Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O ’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, e-mail: sthitaprajna@gmail.com
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
Third molar surgery is the most common oral and maxillofacial surgery performed worldwide. Complication of third molar surgery includes pain, dry socket, swelling, bleeding & infection which is most common. Factors affecting third molar surgery include age, sex, medical history, poor oral hygiene, smoking, type of impaction, time taken, surgical technique, use of antibiotics, use of antiseptic subjects & use of intra-socket medicines. In this article, after third molar surgery, we review oral health related quality of life & its complication.
Oral health, Quality of life, third molar surgery
