An Observational Cohort Study on Delayed-Onset Infections after Mandibular Third-Molar Extractions

Table 4

Clinical features recorded at .

	Extraction without DOI (n=209)	Extraction with DOI (n = 8)	p value
Dehiscence	56 (26.8)	1 (12.5)	0.68
Swelling	50 (23.9)	1 (12.5)	0.68
Exudate	8 (3.8)	1 (12.5)	0.29
Pus	0	1 (12.5)	0.04
Lymph node enlargement	22 (10.5)	2 (25.0)	0.22
Pain on palpation	46 (22.0)	2 (25.0)	0.99
Bleeding	5 (2.4)	0	0.99
Alveolitis	7 (3.4)	0	0.99
Trismus	12 (6.2)	1 (12.5)	0.42

Data are expressed as number (%).