A prospective study was carried out on 48 male and female patients aged 33 to 63 years to evaluate which factors have an effect on postoperative pain after placement of two implants in the anterior mandible. The factors considered were: (1) age, (2) sex, (3) duration of surgery, (4) length of implant, (5) expertise of surgeon and (6) body size. Length of implant and expertise of surgeon were found to be significant predictors of pain intensity and unpleasantness (P < 0.05). Implant surgery has qualities that complement the current oral surgery pain model, third molar extraction. For example, the surgical procedures involved in oral implant placement are more controlled and standardized. Furthermore, oral implants are most often used in older populations, whereas third molars are generally extracted in young adults. The results of this study will provide insight into the use of oral implant placement as a clinical acute pain model.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.30120 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Villarroel, Antonio A. |
| Contributors | Feine, J. S. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Faculty of Dentistry.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001681914, proquestno: MQ55095, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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