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The Effect of Kinesio Taping After Impacted Third Molar Surgery: A Randomized Control Trial
Shradhaa Narayan1, Chaitra Patil1, Ramdas Balakrishna1
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, India.
Objective:
To examine the effect of Kinesio taping on postoperative trismus, and soft tissue oedema and pain after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars.
Materials And Methods:
Forty patients with impacted mandibular third molars who required surgical extraction were randomly selected and allotted into two groups, a control and a study, and the patients in the study group were applied Kinesio Tape 2m*5m for 3 days postoperatively. In both groups, pain, trismus, and swelling preoperatively and postoperatively on day 3 and day 7 were measured. Facial swelling was measured using a flexible scale, using a five-point measurement, trismus using Vernier callipers, and pain using visual analogue scale.
Results:
Forty patients were followed up for 7 days, and swelling, pain, and trismus were measured. Results showed significant improvement in trismus and swelling on postoperative day 3 and 7 in the study group.
Conclusion:
The application of Kinesio tape is a non-invasive, easy economical, and medically relevant approach.
