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Table 1 Incidence of each type of postoperative complications in relation to seniority of the surgeon undertaking the procedure.

From: Third molar surgery: the patient's and the clinician's perspective

Complication

Resident n (%)

Specialist n (%)

P value

Trismus

74 (14.3)

49 (8.6)

0.003

Swelling

62 (12.0)

63 (11.1)

0.643

Bleeding

15 (2.9)

33 (5.8)

0.020

Sore throat

9 (1.7)

4 (0.7)

0.117

Dry socket

99 (19.1)

39 (6.9)

<0.001

Delayed healing

14 (2.7)

8 (1.4)

0.129

Abscess

7 (1.4)

7 (1.2)

0.860

Infection

54 (10.4)

25 (4.4)

<0.001

Lip numbness 2 weeks

15 (2.9)

4 (0.7)

0.012

Tongue numbness 2 weeks

24 (4.6)

6 (1.1)

<0.001

Lip numbness 2 years

7 (1.4)

1 (0.2)

0.056

Tongue numbness 2 years

9 (1.7)

2 (0.4)

0.048

Any complication

330 (63.7)

223 (39.2)

<0.001