Effect of ice compression on pain after mandibular third molar surgery: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 824-830

  Forouzanfar, T ^a   Sabelis, A ^a   Ausems, S ^a   Baart, J A ^a   van der Waal, I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cryotherapy; ice compression; mandibular third molar surgery; prospective randomized controlled study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52049089158     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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