Patients' perceptions of recovery after routine extraction of healthy premolars.

Introduction: In this prospective study, we evaluated patients' perceptions of recovery after orthodontic premolar extractions.

Methods: Thirty patients (18 girls, 12 boys, mean age 14.6 +/- 3.

Patients perception of recovery after exposure of impacted teeth: a comparison of closed- versus open-eruption techniques.

Purpose: This prospective study compared the patients perception of immediate postoperative recovery after surgical exposure of impacted teeth, treated with a closed-eruption versus an open-eruption surgical technique.

Patients And Methods: Sixty patients (41 females and 19 males; mean age, 15.4 +/- 2.

Patients' perceptions of recovery after surgical exposure of impacted maxillary teeth treated with an open-eruption surgical-orthodontic technique.

This study assessed patient perceptions of immediate post-operative recovery after the surgical exposure of impacted maxillary teeth with an open-eruption technique. Thirty patients (24 females and six males) underwent surgical exposure of 39 impacted maxillary teeth using this technique. After surgery the patients were contacted by telephone daily for 7 days, to complete a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) questionnaire, which assessed their perception of recovery in four main areas: pain, oral function, general activity, and other symptoms.