Abstract
BackgroundThe main objective of this investigation was to determine the incidence of infectious postoperative complications in oral surgery. Material and Methods A observational and descriptive study was developed, with the use of prospective registry of the patients admitted for oral surgery at the San Borja Arriarán Hospital Complex during twelve months observation period (April 2017 to March 2018). Results The sample consisted of 532 patients undergoing surgical procedures of oral surgery and 19 cases of infectious postoperative complications. The incidence of complications reached 3,57% and it was observed predominantly in exodontic type interventions. The most commonly observed complication was dry socket, reaching 2,5% of third molar surgeries and 3,7% of extractions of other teeth. Other postoperative complication were 7 cases of facial spaces abscesses, also observed predominantly in exodontic type interventions. Conclusions The results were similar to those reported in the literature both in their frequency and in the type of complication. Key words:Oral surgery, incidence, postoperative complications, dry socket, third molar.
Highlights
Extraction is one of the most performed procedures in oral surgery and its objective is to remove affected teeth with any pathology that compromises the health of the mouth, with third molars being the most frequent [1].The extraction can be a simple or complex procedure and this will depend on the factors that affect its removal [2,3]
The most frequent complication after oral surgery corresponds to the dry socket, which developed in 9 patients who underwent third molar surgery and in 3 patients who underwent extraction of other teeth (3.7% incidence)
The other complication that arose was the abscess of facial spaces that only occurred in patients who underwent third molar surgery
Summary
Extraction is one of the most performed procedures in oral surgery and its objective is to remove affected teeth with any pathology that compromises the health of the mouth, with third molars being the most frequent [1].The extraction can be a simple or complex procedure and this will depend on the factors that affect its removal [2,3]. Extraction is one of the most performed procedures in oral surgery and its objective is to remove affected teeth with any pathology that compromises the health of the mouth, with third molars being the most frequent [1]. The main objective of this study was to determine the incidence of infectious complications after oral surgery in patients over 12 years of age treated at the San Borja Arriarán Hospital in Santiago de Chile. The main objective of this investigation was to determine the incidence of infectious postoperative complications in oral surgery. Results: The sample consisted of 532 patients undergoing surgical procedures of oral surgery and 19 cases of infectious postoperative complications. The incidence of complications reached 3,57% and it was observed predominantly in exodontic type interventions. Other postoperative complication were 7 cases of facial spaces abscesses, observed predominantly in exodontic type interventions. Conclusions: The results were similar to those reported in the literature both in their frequency and in the type of complication
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