Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the residual alveolar bone height and bone width at different depths from the central tooth region to the second molar tooth region in maxillary totally edentulous individuals. Methods: This retrospective observational radiographic study was performed on cone beam computed tomography images of patients who presented to the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery for dental implant evaluation between January 2010 and March 2023. Horizontal measurements were taken on sagittal cross-sectional images at vertical depths of 1 mm, 3 mm, 5 mm and 7 mm from the alveolar crest. Vertical measurements were made by measuring the distance between the crest of the alveolar ridge and the base of the nose or the base of the maxillary sinus. The results were evaluated with 95% confidence interval and significance at p

Aims: The aims of the study were to evaluate the relationship between pain experienced and dental anxiety in patients presenting to the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery with tootache and TMD pain. Methods: This retrospective, observational study was conducted on patients who applied to the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic between January and June 2022. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the reason for visiting the clinic. Patients in group 1 had toothache and patients in group 2 had temporomandibular disorder pain. Pain was assessed by VAS and dental anxiety by MDAS. The statistical significance level was accepted as p

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of using L-PRF in patients undergoing impacted lower third molar surgery with either primary or secondary closure techniques. Methods: This prospective, randomized, double-blind, split-mouth clinical trial was conducted on patients with bilateral impacted lower third molars of a similar position. Primary closure was performed in group 1 and secondary closure in group 2. The group 1 closure technique was applied to one side of the patients, and the group 2 closure technique was applied to the other side at different times. Of the 45 patients evaluated, 9 patients were excluded from the study because of alveolitis and failure to attend regular control visits out. Results: Of the 36 patients included in the study, 23 were female and 13 were male, with a mean age of 22.42 ± 3.36 years. The secondary closure group had lower VAS scores at hour 6 (p < 0.05). Pain decreased more in the primary closure group when comparing changes between the VAS scores at 6 hours and 7 days (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study, showing that both secondary and primary closure are effective, with similar outcomes in terms of pain, swelling, and trismus, should be supported by future clinical trials.

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of using L-PRF in patients undergoing impacted lower third molar surgery with either primary or secondary closure techniques. Methods: This prospective, randomised, double-blind, split-mouth clinical trial was conducted in patients with bilateral lower impacted third molars of similar position. Primary closure was performed in group 1 and secondary closure in group 2. Group 1 closure technique was applied to one side of the patients and group 2 closure technique was applied to the other side at different times. Nine pa-tients were excluded from the study due to alveolitis and failure to attend regular control visits out of the 45 patients evaluated. Results: Of the 36 patients included in the study, 23 were female and 13 were male and the mean age was 22.42±3.36 years. The secondary closure group had lower VAS scores at hour 6 (p

Background: Lavender has calming and anxiolytic properties. The present study investigated the impact of lavender aromatherapy on dental anxiety in patients undergoing bilateral impacted mandibular third molar surgery. Methods: Twenty-five patients requiring bilateral impacted mandibular third molar extraction were included. One side was operated on under lavender oil aromatherapy (lavender condition), and the contralateral side served as the placebo condition. Aromatherapy was administered 15 minutes before surgery using a diffuser with lavender oil. Baseline anxiety levels were assessed using the modified dental anxiety scale (MDAS), while vital signs were used as objective indicators of perioperative stress. Vital signs (pulse rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation) were recorded before and after surgery. Postoperative pain intensity was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS), and trismus was recorded. Results: The study sample consisted of 25 patients evaluated under both crossover conditions. MDAS scores ranged between 5 and 22, with a mean of 10.46 ± 4.05. Statistically significant differences were observed between the lavender and placebo conditions for postoperative oxygen saturation (P = .033) and post-operative systolic blood pressure (P = .023). No statistically significant differences were found between the conditions for MDAS, VAS, pulse rate, or diastolic blood pressure (P > .05). However, within the lavender condition, a statistically significant reduction in oxygen saturation was observed from preoperative to post-operative periods (P = .018). Conclusions: Lavender oil aromatherapy may influence selected post-operative physiological parameters, particularly systolic blood pressure and oxygen saturation. However, these findings should be interpreted cautiously, and further studies are needed to establish standardized protocols. While it serves as a nonpharmacological adjunct to standard treatments, further studies are needed to establish standardized protocols.