Rate My Professor Jesslyn Praganta

Dr. Jesslyn Praganta serves as a Senior Professional Practice Fellow and Oral Surgeon in the Department of Oral Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Health Sciences Division, at the University of Otago. She earned her Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) with merit from the University of Otago in 2012, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (PGDipClinDent) in Oral Surgery and a Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (DClinDent) in Oral Surgery from the same university in 2022. Her doctoral research focused on the clinical effects of advanced platelet-rich fibrin (A-PRF) on postoperative outcomes following third molar surgery. This single-blinded, randomized controlled split-mouth trial, conducted at the University of Otago Oral Surgery clinic from November 2020 to July 2021, compared A-PRF to gelatin dressings in managing pain and swelling after mandibular third molar extractions. The study involved 70 patients aged 16 to 40 and utilized visual analog scale for pain and stereophotogrammetry for swelling measurements over seven days, concluding no statistically significant differences between the interventions.