TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantitation of experimental postsurgical edema
AU - Bertolami, Charles N.
AU - Cohen, Craig H.
AU - Chrzanowski, Robert R.
N1 - Funding Information:
* Assistant Professor. t Second-year Resident. $ Research Assistant. Received from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032. This investigation was supported by the University of Connecticut Research Foundation. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Ber-tolami.
PY - 1982/8
Y1 - 1982/8
N2 - Many oral surgical procedures are followed by varying degrees of edema. Although numerous methods for minimizing swelling have been advocated, no technique has gained complete acceptance. A major problem has been the inability to document the efficacy of suggested treatments convincingly. The present study quantitates edema by measuring differences in percentage of water content between operated and unoperated tissues over a period of one week. Percentage difference in water content peaked by 48 to 72 hours and was followed by gradual resolution. By use of this model system, a steroid-induced, dose-dependent suppression of postsurgical swelling was confirmed.
AB - Many oral surgical procedures are followed by varying degrees of edema. Although numerous methods for minimizing swelling have been advocated, no technique has gained complete acceptance. A major problem has been the inability to document the efficacy of suggested treatments convincingly. The present study quantitates edema by measuring differences in percentage of water content between operated and unoperated tissues over a period of one week. Percentage difference in water content peaked by 48 to 72 hours and was followed by gradual resolution. By use of this model system, a steroid-induced, dose-dependent suppression of postsurgical swelling was confirmed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0278-2391(82)90006-4
DO - 10.1016/0278-2391(82)90006-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 6953205
AN - SCOPUS:0020415704
SN - 0278-2391
VL - 40
SP - 473
EP - 476
JO - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
JF - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
IS - 8
ER -