The Effectiveness of Using a Single Post-operative Intramuscular Dexamethasone Injection on Patients with Surgical Extraction of Lower Third Molar

Yassir R. Al-khannaq

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Post Extraction Complication; Dexamethasone Administration

Treatments: Drug: Dexamethasone

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06809855

997124

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluating the effectiveness of using a single immediate postoperative intramuscular Dexamethasone injection on pain, swelling, trismus and tissue healing in the first seven days.

Methods: A split mouth technique on 16 patients with bilateral similar impacted mandibular third molar were extracted; one side was given 8mg intramuscular injection of dexamethasone (study group) and the other side wasn't given injection (control group) and compare of the two sides were done in the following seven days.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• bilateral similar impacted lower third molar
• willing to do surgical extraction

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are not fulfill the inclusion criteria
• allergic to dexamethasone
• who has medical diseases
• taking any medications
• pregnant or lactating women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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16 participants in 2 patient groups

dexamethasone immediate injection postoperatively

Active Comparator group

Description:

intramuscular injection of a single dose 8mg dexamethasone immediate postoperatively after removal of impacted mandibular third molar

Treatment:

Drug: Dexamethasone

no intervention

No Intervention group