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Lip injury prevention during tonsillectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

A. S. Evans ,
A. El-Hawrani ,
A. Lodhi  and
A. Thompson
A. S. Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, St. John’s Hospital at Howden, Livingston UK.
A. El-Hawrani
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, St. John’s Hospital at Howden, Livingston UK.
A. Lodhi
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, West Lothian and the Queens Hospital, Burton-upon-Trent, UK.
A. Thompson
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, West Lothian and the Queens Hospital, Burton-upon-Trent, UK.
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Abstract

Patients commonly complain of discomfort at the angle of the mouth following tonsillectomy. This can be attributed to trauma sustained during the procedure. A prospective, patient-blinded, controlled trial of 34 tonsillectomies was performed using a protective, plastic oral guard. A blinded observer recorded postoperative pain and clinically evident trauma to the angle of the mouth. The patient group in whom the guard was used had a significantly lower incidence of labial trauma (p<0.002) and complained of pain less frequently (p<0.002) when compared with a control group in whom no guard was used. The use of a protective lip guard during tonsillectomy is recommended.

Keywords

LipWounds and Injuries
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 7 , July 2003 , pp. 549 - 550
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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