Purpose. surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molar is one of the most common surgical procedures in the oral cavity which usually accompanies with predictable sequels such as bleeding, swelling, pain and trismus. The aim of this study is to use amniotic membrane as a biological dressing into the socket of extracted mandibular third molar and review its relationship with complications such as pain, swelling and trismus.
Study design. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-uncontrolled, single-center, phase one trial.
The methodology of the study. In this split mouth study, 26 patients referred to Hamadan dental school with the age range of 64-16 years old with impacted mandibular third molars who had bilaterally and similar impacts are to be reviewed. In this study, the side of the mandible where amniotic membrane is placed inside, it will be considered as the treatment side while the opposite side is control that is randomly selected for each patient.
At least 4 weeks interval is considered between surgeries on either side to ensure recovery of the surgery. Surgery and amniotic membrane insertion is implemented by maxillofacial surgeon but the variables were examined by student who is blind to placement or non-placement of amniotic membrane and for this reason this study is blinded both on the patient and the inspector person. Pain level is recorded with VAS scale, swelling is evaluated by inflexible tape by UStün method and trismus is measured by assessing the interincisal distance by digital caliper on 2, 5 and 8 days.