A comparison of post-operative complications following wisdom tooth surgery performed with sterile or clean gloves

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-179

  Chiu, Wai Kuen ^a,b   Cheung, L K ^a   Chan, H C ^a   Chow, L K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Glove; Post operative complications; Third molar; Wisdom tooth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLEANING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONHUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPOROGENESIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL WOUND; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH SOCKET;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOOTH SOCKET;

EID: 30544432871     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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