Background: One of the common procedures being carried in dental clinic across the world these days is tooth extraction. Hence; we planned the present study to assess complications in patients undergoing tooth extraction. Materials & methods: The present study included assessment of various complications in patients undergoing tooth extractions. A total of 500 patients undergoing dental extraction procedures were included in the present study. Dental extractions were carried out under the local anesthesia. Patients were given adequate post-extraction instruction. Follow-up of all the patients was done and data was recorded. Presence of complications in these patients was assessed and were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet. Results: Pain & swelling, dry socket, post-extraction bleeding, post-extraction infection, tooth fracture, osteonecrosis, sinus perforation during tooth extraction and fractured cortical plates were the complications encountered in the present study among the patients undergoing dental extractions. Conclusion: Dental extraction procedure are frequently associated with complications, among which, occurrence of postoperative pain and swelling are the commonest.
Key words: Complication, Dental Extraction, Post-extraction

Corresponding author: Dr. Raghav Verma, Private Practitioner, Pathankot, Punjab, India

This article may be cited as: Verma R, Singh C, Chalana S. Assessment of complications in patients undergoing tooth extraction: An observational study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(4):69-72.