Manual lymph drainage efficiently reduces postoperative facial swelling and discomfort after removal of impacted third molars

Lymphology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 138-142

  Szolnoky, Gyozo ^a   Szendi Horvath K ^b   Seres, L ^a   Boda, K ^a   Kemeny L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b Istvan Bugyi County Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Manual lymph drainage; Operation; Pain; Swelling; Wisdom tooth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; EVALUATION; EYE; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIP; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE; MASSAGE; MEASUREMENT; NECK; NOSE ALA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; TOOTH DISEASE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRAINAGE; EDEMA; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35848934588     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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