PATIENTS ASSESSMENT OF SURGICAL REMOVAL OF MANDIBULAR 3RD MOLARS - ANINQUIRY STUDY

The aim of this study was to find out patients' experience of pain and discomfort in connection with removal of lower third molars under loc al anaesthesia. Patients consecutively referred to the Oral and Maxill ofacial Unit in Halmstad for removal of lower impacted third molars we re the selection for this study.Three surgeons operated 294 lower thir d molars under local anaeshesia. The Visual Analogue Scale was used to register pain at several occasions during the surgical performance. T he patients experienced the operation as an acceptable procedure and t he most painful event during the operation was the injection of local anaestetic solution. The study showed that the surgical procedure was very well tolerated by the patients with only a minor incident of inco nvenience or excessive pain.