Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Objective: To compare the postoperative results of the Ward's incision with the typical Comma Shaped incision in the surgical removal of an impacted mandibular third tooth. Materials and Techniques: 100 individuals with an impacted third molar in the mandible were chosen for the research. Two groups of patients were created. There are fifty patients in each group. Following the usual procedures for extracting impacted third molars, a regular Ward's incision was performed on one set, and a Comma incision was created on another group to represent the mucoperiosteal flap. On the first, third, and seventh postoperative days, the postoperative parameters were promptly recorded. Student t test and Chi square were employed for bivariate analysis. The 5% threshold of significance was used. Results: On days 1, 3, and 7, the surgical region with Comma incisions was shown to have considerably lower pain and edoema scores than the area where normal Ward's incisions were created. On the first postoperative day, there was a sufficiently noticeable difference in mouth opening between the two incisions, but on days 3 and 7, there was no statistical significance. Conclusion: Considering the lower level of postoperative problems, the Comma Shaped incision design was preferred to the traditional Ward's incision.