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AIM: To study the impact of tooth sectioning on postoperative pain, swelling, and trismus after surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present research was conducted on a sample of 100 individuals who were in good health. The participants had an average age of 28 years and were seeking treatment at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for the extraction of impacted mandibular third molars. The participants were allocated randomly to one of the two experimental conditions. The patients in Group A are receiving a surgical procedure to remove the mandibular third molar without the need for tooth sectioning. The study focuses on patients classified as Group B who are having a surgical procedure for the extraction of the mandibular third molar using dental sectioning. RESULTS: The Group B patients saw a notable decrease in pain intensity on the third and seventh days after the surgery. The mean difference in pain scores was 4.15±0.54 and 1.69±0.11, respectively, indicating statistically significant findings with a p-value of less than 0.05. The study observed statistically significant differences in swelling between the 1st, 3rd, and 7th postoperative days for group II. The mean differences were recorded as 149.85±5.86, 119.25±4.22, and 107.52±, respectively. The significance level was determined to be P<0.05. The study observed that the degree of mouth opening in Group B exhibited a significant rise on the 3rd and 7th postoperative days, with a mean difference of 40.87±3.69 and 43.15±3.29, respectively, as compared to Group A. This difference was found to be statistically significant, with a p-value of less than 0.05. Conclusion: The findings of our research indicate that the technique of sectioning the tooth is the preferable approach for surgical extraction of impacted third molars, as it effectively reduces the occurrence of post-operative problems.
