Results
±, swelling, pain
A total of 61 patients were recruited for the study. Thirty-seven did not meet the eligibility criteria and 24 were selected for the intervention. Two patients did not return for the postoperative evaluations and were excluded from the study. Thus, the final sample was composed of 22 patients, as shown in the flow diagram (Fig. There were no statistically significant differences among demographic variables. Mean operative times of third molar surgery were 21.6 minutes (± 2.1) in the control group and 21.4 minutes (± 1.6) in the experimental group and it did not differ in more than 5 minutes between each side of the same patient. Regarding these operative times, there was no statistically significant differences between the different sides of the same patient.The PRF group showed significantly higher wound healing scores at the third day (2.23 - poor) when compared with the control group (1.73 - very poor) (The patients began to report pain four hours after surgery (Regardless of the group, swelling peak occurred 72h after surgery (Tomographic evaluation showed significantly higher trabecular thickness and bone volume in the experimental group (
