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Chapter 468Duration of surgeryThe duration of surgery (mean ±standard deviation) was 11.2 min (SD 1.27) in the iodine tampon condition and 11.48 min (SD 1.41) in the control condition. Operation time did not significantly differ between the two conditions. Table 2: Frequency of patients who answered yes on each of the self-care and perceived inconvenience items (N=54)Postoperative dayQuestion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Did you use the prescribed pain medication? (yes) T 49 38 37 25 18 10 9C 49 45 44 39 28 21 13Did you use additional medication? (yes) T 13 11 9 4 1 3 2C 11 14 14 9 13 15 12Did you experience limited mouth opening? (yes) T 51 50 42 27 21 15 9C 52 53 39 45 36 32 22Did you experience reduced chewing ability? (yes) T 52 48 40 28 23 14 10C 51 50 48 41 36 26 20Did you experience a swollen cheek? (yes) T 45 48 48 33 22 6 5C 46 50 49 41 32 21 12Did you experience pain as a result of surgery? (yes) T 48 36 40 28 24 10 8C 47 46 44 43 37 37 26Did you experience no problems at all? (yes) T 1 1 2 7 16 24 33C 0 0 0 2 2 4 15Abbreviations: C, Monoject syringe; POD, postoperative day; T, iodine tampon.Postoperative complicationsNo cases of postoperative AO were observed after 1 week. One postoperative infection occurred in the control condition during the first postoperative week. The patient presented after 4 days with increasing swelling and pus formation at the surgical site. The abscess was drained with a subsequent 5-day oral course of 500 mg amoxicillin 3 times a day. No sensory disturbances of the inferior alveolar nerve were scored after surgical removal of the mandibular third molars.