Effects of kinesiology tape after enucleation of mandibular dentigerous cysts

Abstract

Objectives: Kinesiology tape (KT) creates a pulling force on the skin, thus improving blood and lymph flow by alleviating hemorrhage and congestion of lymphatic fluid. The authors hypothesized that the use of KT could be beneficial for the management of complications after head and neck surgery and designed this study to evaluate the effects of KT on swelling, pain, and trismus after enucleation of mandibular dentigerous cysts with third molar extraction. Materials and Methods: Forty patients who underwent enucleation of a dentigerous cyst with extraction of the mandibular third molar were selected. The patients were randomized into two groups (n=20 each): a KT group, where KT was applied after surgery in addition to basic postoperative care, and a control group, where patients received basic postoperative care without KT application. Swelling, pain, and trismus were evaluated before surgery (T0) and on postoperative days 1 (T1), 2 (T2), and 3 (T3). Cyst volume, gauze weight for assessing bleeding, and operation time were recorded. Results: There was a significant difference between the two groups in the change in swelling up to T1 and the change in swelling between T1 and T2. The maximum swelling in the KT group was significantly less than that in the No-KT group and maximum swelling appeared faster in the KT group than in the No-KT group. Both groups showed a mild pain response but there was no significant difference between the two groups. There was no significant difference on interincisal distance change between the two groups. There were no correlations between cyst volume, bleeding, operation time, and maximum swelling. Conclusion: KT can effectively manage facial swelling after oral and maxillofacial surgeries such as cyst enucleation and third molar extraction, thus improving postoperative patient satisfaction levels and quality of life.

Dexamethasone combined with hydromorphone preemptive analgesia alleviates pain and complications after jaw cyst enucleation: a randomized controlled trial

“…It was also in agreement with the results of our study (Table 2, Table 3), that patients in the dexamethasone group had more mild facial swelling and trismus than the control group from12h after the surgery, and the differences between the two groups became more pronounced when the time reaches 24 hours and 48 hours after operation (p<0.001). A research from Korea had found that the time point of maximum facial swelling appearence after oral surgery is in the 2.25 ± 0.19 days postoperative [22], so we could not nd a signi cant difference between the two groups at 6 hours after surgery as the time was too early to appear the difference.…”

Dexamethasone in preventive analgesia alleviates pain and complications after jaw cyst enucleation: a randomized controlled trial

“…It was also in agreement with the results of our study (Table 2 and Table 3 ), that patients in the dexamethasone group had more light facial swelling and trismus than the control group from 24 h after the surgery, and the differences between the two groups became more pronounced at the time 48 h after operation as time went on. A research from Korea had found that the time point of maximum facial swelling appearence after oral surgery is in the 2.25 ± 0.19 days postoperative [ 21 ], so we could not find a significant difference between the two groups at 6 and 12 h after surgery as the time was too early to appear the difference. On the other hand, the pain intensity began to decrease in the time of 24 h post-operation for many surgeries [ 22 ], so we also couldn’t find the correlation between postoperative pain and facial swelling at 48 h after surgery, while our data confirmed the strong correlation between them both at rest and during mobilization at the other time points postoperatively according to the analysis of overall samples (Table 4 ).…”

Efficacy of Kinesio Taping in Post Operative Sequalae After Surgical Removal of Mandibular Third Molars: a Split Mouth Randomized Control Study

“…In a recent study by Kim MG, Kim MY (2020) (19), KT application was done for management of post-operative complications after cyst enucleation. KT was applied additionally to basic postoperative care after surgery & a control (No KT) group in which patients without KT application had only basic postoperative care showed that KT had effectively managed facial swelling.…”