The influence of cryotherapy on reduction of swelling, pain and trismus after third-molar extraction: A preliminary study

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 774-778

  Laureano Filho, José Rodrigues ^a,b,c   De Oliveira e Silva, Emanuel Dias ^a   Camargo, Igor Batista ^a,b   Gouveia, Fabiana M V ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital   (Brazil)

^c University of Pernambuco ^*  (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryotherapy; Pain; Swelling; Third molar extraction; Trismus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CRYOTHERAPY; DENTAL SURGERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

EID: 20544438132     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0261     Document Type: Article

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