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The participants displayed a mean age of 2,273,079 years, with a gender distribution of 75% female and 25% male. The 3-day postoperative trismus values for the test group (4403128) were lower compared to the control group (5214137), as were the 7-day values (1922128 compared to 3245153). However, statistical significance in the difference was seen only on the seventh day (P=0.0005). The hyaluronic acid augmented group demonstrated markedly reduced swelling scores relative to the collagen-only group on days three and seven (P<0.005), with the exception of the lateral canthus to angulus mandibulae on day three (P=0.0133). Employing a combination of hyaluronic acid and collagen could decrease the severity of facial swelling and trismus following the surgical extraction of impacted third molars in the mandible. A common consequence of surgery on impacted third molars is the appearance of swelling and trismus as the most significant sequelae. Facial swelling and trismus severity can be reduced through hyaluronic acid and collagen application, according to this study, potentially streamlining surgeons' daily procedures. It's worth noting that a preliminary version of this article (44) exists. Surgical extraction of impacted third molars is often followed by swelling and trismus as the most notable sequelae. This study demonstrated that a combination of hyaluronic acid and collagen can mitigate facial swelling and trismus, offering potential practical applications for surgeons. This original article, notably, has a preprint form available (44). The investigation delved into the temporal interplay between apnea-hypopnea (AH) and sleep bruxism (SB) events, analyzing the relationship of sleep bruxism to various respiratory/sleep indices in adult individuals with concomitant obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sleep bruxism. Data from polysomnography (PSG) of 147 consecutive patients with obstructive sleep apnea were examined to identify concurrent sleep-breathing disorders. In the group of 49 subjects exhibiting both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sleep bruxism (SB), a random sample of 26 underwent an in-depth study of the temporal patterns of these conditions. The observed patterns were classified into four categories: T1 (activities unrelated to both conditions), T2 (sleep bruxism preceding obstructive sleep apnea events), T3 (obstructive sleep apnea preceding sleep bruxism events), and T4 (concurrent occurrence of sleep bruxism and obstructive sleep apnea events). Employing Mann-Whitney U tests and Spearman's correlation (p=0.005), the data were subjected to analysis. A substantial proportion (845%) of AH events exhibited no relationship with SB events. For the 155% of related activities, 141% of the activities exhibited the T2 pattern, and 14% of the activities exhibited the T3 pattern. No association was found between gender, age, body mass index (BMI), apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), and the characteristics of SB events/index, the percentage of unrelated/related AH-SB events, or T2-T3 episodes. There is an association (r) between SB events and the overall duration of sleep. While the correlation coefficient reached 0.44, no statistically significant associations were uncovered between the SB and AH index. Since AH and SB events were mostly separate occurrences, OSA and SB are likely coincidental attributes in adult patients with concomitant conditions. When AH-SB events exhibited a relationship, the prevalent T2 temporal pattern saw SB events ensuing after AH events, signifying a particular type of secondary SB triggered by micro-arousals during sleep. In adult patients with concurrent obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sleep bruxism (SB), AH and SB events are likely epiphenomena. Even so, the practice of routinely screening OSA patients for SB, and conversely, SB patients for OSA, is warranted in light of their common comorbidities. AH and SB events are possibly an addition