None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is being carried out to see whether giving a small dose of the medicine dexamethasone before wisdom tooth surgery can help patients have less pain and swelling afterwards. The idea is that dexamethasone, which is a type of anti-inflammatory medicine, may make recovery easier and more comfortable. The study will compare patients who receive the medicine with those who do not, to find out if there is a clear benefit.
Interventions
Before removal of the impacted wisdom tooth, patients will receive a single 8 mg dose of dexamethasone along with the routine local anaesthesia. The drug will be injected locally at the surgical site just before the procedure begins. This is a one-time intervention, given only once, and the extraction itself usually takes about an hour, involving gum flap raising, bone cutting if needed, tooth removal, and suturing.
The injection and the extraction will be performed by a postgraduate resident i
Before removal of the impacted wisdom tooth, patients will receive a single 8 mg dose of dexamethasone along with the routine local anaesthesia. The drug will be injected locally at the surgical site just before the procedure begins. This is a one-time intervention, given only once, and the extraction itself usually takes about an hour, involving gum flap raising, bone cutting if needed, tooth removal, and suturing. The injection and the extraction will be performed by a postgraduate resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery under the supervision of faculty members at Khyber College of Dentistry. Because the dexamethasone is administered by the dentist directly in the clinic, adherence is ensured, and each administration will be documented in the patient’s medical records.
Sponsors
Dr Qazi Jawad Hayat - Khyber College of Dentistry
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1) Teeth that requires Flap raising and Bone cutting. 2) No hypersensitivity to any drug including Dexamethasone, Penicillins, Metronidazole or Ibuprofen. 3) Patients from 18 years of age till 60 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
1)Patients having any systemic disease that effects wound healing. 2)Patients having Diabetes, or Any systematic condition that can be worsened by use of drugs mentioned. 3) Patients having pre-operative swelling. 4)Teeth in the vicinity of a tumour
Outcome results
None listed