Abstract Background: Dental impactions are commonly encountered by oral surgeons. Potential complications after odontectomy are infection, swelling, and trismus. Propolis is a natural mixture for anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-oxidant, and immunomodulatory. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of propolis administration in reducing pain intensity, edema, trismus, and increasing periodontal tissue healing, overall density, and trabecular pattern score. Materials and methods: Experimental research with the post-test-only control group design. The sample size was 30 patients which were divided into 2 groups, Trigona sp. propolis propolis administration in the mandibular third molar socket after odontectomy and without propolis administration. Statistical tests used the Shapiro-Wilk normality test, the Mann-Whitney comparison test, and the unpaired T-test. Results: The effectiveness of Propolis was seen in significant values of the comparison of pain intensity and edema from control day 0 to days 1, 3, and 7 (p≤0.05) while trismus and periodontal tissue healing were only seen in the control comparison day 0 with days 3 and 7. A comparison of trabecular values and radiographic periapical density showed a significant value in controls on day 0 and week 8 (p≤0.05). Conclusion: Trigona sp. Propolis has been proven to be effective in helping improve wound healing after mandibular third molar odontectomy.
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