Compliance of postoperative instructions following the surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars
Conclusion: Verbal instructions are inadequate due to difficulty in retention. Hence, a pictorial form of delivering postoperative instructions increases information retention which significantly increases pain relief without extending the analgesic consumption.
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - Category: Dentistry Authors: Ramakrishna S Shenoi Jignesh G Rajguru Sargam R Parate Pranav D Ingole Sandeep R Khandaitkar Jui S Karmarkar Source Type: research