HIỆU QUẢ CỦA BĂNG DÁN KINESIO TRÊN CẢM GIÁC SƯNG CHỦ QUAN CỦA BỆNH NHÂN SAU PHẪU THUẬT NHỔ RĂNG KHÔN HÀM DƯỚI LỆCH NGẦM

Abstract

Background: The safe, effective, and cost-efficient control of postoperative complications following the surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars remains a concern for both clinicians and patients. Non-pharmacological interventions provide clinicians with additional options to manage complications and help patients improve their postoperative quality of life. Kinesio taping, originally developed in sports medicine, has been primarily applied to support injured soft tissues and has been reported to reduce pain and swelling. Objective: To compare the degree of subjectively perceived swelling on postoperative days 1, 2, and 3 after surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars between patients treated with Kinesio taping and those in the control group. Materials and Methods: A randomized, controlled, split-mouth, double-blind clinical trial was conducted on 17 patients. Subjective swelling was self-assessed by patients using a 10-point Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Results: On postoperative day 2, the mean subjective swelling score in the Kinesio taping group was significantly lower than that in the control group.