Document Type : Original Articles

Abstract

Introduction: Impacted third molar surgery can be associated with a number of complications. Different medications and mouthwashes are used to reduce the incidence of such complications. In this study the effect of a herbal drug, Nabiddaru®, on reducing some complications of impacted mandibular third molar surgery was evaluated. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, 30 adult patients were randomly selected. Impacted mandibular third molar was extracted by surgery on one side and the effect of Nabiddaru® on decreasing the incidence of postoperative complications was investigated. The impacted third molar on the contralateral side was extracted in the same way after a month; however, no medications were used to relieve postoperative complications. Data was analyzed by SPSS using chi-squared test, paired t-test and Fisher’s test. Results: The pain reported by patients at 6-, 12-, 24- and 48-hour postoperative intervals in the Nabiddaru® group was significantly lower than that in the control group (p value = 0.007), (p value = 0.006), (p value = 0.05) and (p value = 0.05), respectively. Bleeding at 2-day postoperative interval in patients treated with Nabiddaru® was lower than that in the control group (p value = 0.05). Trismus at 24-hour postoperative interval in the Nabiddaru® group was significantly lower than that in the control group (p value = 0.04). Conclusion: Considering the results of the present study Nabiddaru® is effective in reducing pain, bleeding and trismus after impacted third molar surgery.   Key words: Impacted tooth, Intraoperative complications, Surgery