{"id":{"repo_id":"western-cape","oai_identifier":"oai:uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za:10566/15789"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/western-cape/oai:uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za:10566/15789","repository":{"repo_id":"western-cape","name":"University of the Western Cape","base_url":"https://uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za:8443/server/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"Colorado microdissection needle versus cold steel scalpel for incisions in third molar surgery","abstract":"This study compares the CMN to the steel scalpel by assessing incision time, incisional blood loss, postoperative pain, wound healing, and the incidence of lingual and long buccal nerve injury. Twenty standardised cases were included in an analytical prospective case series. Each case had one side cut with CMN and the other side with steel scalpel. Third molar surgery is the most commonly performed procedure by maxillo-facial and oral surgeons, and is associated with expected but transient sequelae such as pain, swelling and trismus. Modalities to reduce the severity of these sequelae are desirable. Several studies report that the use of conventional electrosurgical instruments and the Colorado Microdissection Needle (CMN) resulted in significant reductions in cutting time, incisional blood loss, postoperative pain, with no evidence of increased incidence of wound complications such as dehiscence and infection.","abstract_html":"This study compares the CMN to the steel scalpel by assessing incision time, incisional blood loss, postoperative pain, wound healing, and the incidence of lingual and long buccal nerve injury. Twenty standardised cases were included in an analytical prospective case series. Each case had one side cut with CMN and the other side with steel scalpel. Third molar surgery is the most commonly performed procedure by maxillo-facial and oral surgeons, and is associated with expected but transient sequelae such as pain, swelling and trismus. Modalities to reduce the severity of these sequelae are desirable. Several studies report that the use of conventional electrosurgical instruments and the Colorado Microdissection Needle (CMN) resulted in significant reductions in cutting time, incisional blood loss, postoperative pain, with no evidence of increased incidence of wound complications such as dehiscence and infection.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Mohamed, Allie"],"institution":"University of the Western Cape","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Morkel, J.A."],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2014,"date_issued":"2014","date_published":"2014","updated_at":"2026-07-24T06:00:36Z","subjects":["Third Molar","Steel Scalpel","Colorado Microdissection Needle"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":["https://uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za/bitstreams/2d2ef189-526e-403c-bf75-34935ce38b8b/download"],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":null,"outbound_label":null,"outbound_source":null},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Morkel, J.A."]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Mohamed, Allie"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2014"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["University of the Western Cape"]},{"key":"dc:relation.isreferencedby","label":"Dc Relation Isreferencedby","values":["https://hdl.handle.net/10566/15789"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Third Molar","Steel Scalpel","Colorado Microdissection Needle"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["https://uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za/bitstreams/2d2ef189-526e-403c-bf75-34935ce38b8b/download"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["https://uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za/bitstreams/b445ff3d-82ac-4028-b51d-df4040a6339c/download"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["This study compares the CMN to the steel scalpel by assessing incision time, incisional blood loss, postoperative pain, wound healing, and the incidence of lingual and long buccal nerve injury. Twenty standardised cases were included in an analytical prospective case series. Each case had one side cut with CMN and the other side with steel scalpel. Third molar surgery is the most commonly performed procedure by maxillo-facial and oral surgeons, and is associated with expected but transient sequelae such as pain, swelling and trismus. Modalities to reduce the severity of these sequelae are desirable. Several studies report that the use of conventional electrosurgical instruments and the Colorado Microdissection Needle (CMN) resulted in significant reductions in cutting time, incisional blood loss, postoperative pain, with no evidence of increased incidence of wound complications such as dehiscence and infection."]},{"key":"dc:format.checksum.md5","label":"Dc Format Checksum Md5","values":["6ef5a7638428809217554f86b59e6b0e","5a4a7fc7c7a794fe983958bff34fb1a2","08c95d993fb8f14eeab07a4d8641c212"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Colorado microdissection needle versus cold steel scalpel for incisions in third molar surgery"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor.advisor":["Morkel, J.A."],"dc:creator":["Mohamed, Allie"],"dc:date.issued":["2014"],"dc:description.abstract":["This study compares the CMN to the steel scalpel by assessing incision time, incisional blood loss, postoperative pain, wound healing, and the incidence of lingual and long buccal nerve injury. Twenty standardised cases were included in an analytical prospective case series. Each case had one side cut with CMN and the other side with steel scalpel. Third molar surgery is the most commonly performed procedure by maxillo-facial and oral surgeons, and is associated with expected but transient sequelae such as pain, swelling and trismus. Modalities to reduce the severity of these sequelae are desirable. Several studies report that the use of conventional electrosurgical instruments and the Colorado Microdissection Needle (CMN) resulted in significant reductions in cutting time, incisional blood loss, postoperative pain, with no evidence of increased incidence of wound complications such as dehiscence and infection."],"dc:format.checksum.md5":["6ef5a7638428809217554f86b59e6b0e","5a4a7fc7c7a794fe983958bff34fb1a2","08c95d993fb8f14eeab07a4d8641c212"],"dc:identifier.uri":["https://uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za/bitstreams/b445ff3d-82ac-4028-b51d-df4040a6339c/download"],"dc:publisher.institution":["University of the Western Cape"],"dc:relation.isreferencedby":["https://hdl.handle.net/10566/15789"],"dc:rights":["https://uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za/bitstreams/2d2ef189-526e-403c-bf75-34935ce38b8b/download"],"dc:subject":["Third Molar","Steel Scalpel","Colorado Microdissection Needle"],"dc:title":["Colorado microdissection needle versus cold steel scalpel for incisions in third molar surgery"],"dc:type":["Thesis"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T06:00:36Z"}