Assessment of oral health-related quality of life before and after third molar surgery.

Purpose: This study was designed to further our understanding of recovery after third molar surgery by using 2 instruments to measure quality of life outcomes, the more global Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), and the condition-specific Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) instrument.

Patients And Methods: Clinical and quality of life data pre- and postsurgery from 63 patients with all 4 third molars below the occlusal plane, treated with topical minocycline during third molar surgery to reduce the incidence of delayed clinical healing, were available for analyses. Each patient was given 2 questionnaires to complete; the more global OHIP-14 and the HRQOL instrument designed to assess recovery after third molar surgery.

Impact of topical minocycline with third molar surgery on clinical recovery and health-related quality of life outcomes.

Purpose: Compare recovery for clinical and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes after third molar surgery in patients treated with or without topical minocycline at surgery.

Patients And Methods: Sixty-three patients at least 18 years of age with all 4 third molars below the occlusal plane were treated with topical minocycline during third molar surgery. Topical minocycline (1.