Postoperative Pain and Swelling After Flap vsFlapless Technique For Mandibular Third Molar Surgery

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-45 years * Either gender * Partially impacted mesioangular mandibular third molar confirmed clinically and radiographically * Second episode of pericoronitis * Swelling present on the affected side * No bone recession or periodontal disease on radiograph Exclusion Criteria: * HIV or HBV infection * Diabetes or other metabolic disorders * Bleeding disorders including von Willebrand disease, thalassemia, hemophilia, thrombocytosis, or thrombocytopenia * Periapical infection or acute pericoronitis at time of surgery * Severe trismus * Immunocompromised status