None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Injecting intra-venous dexamethasone in piezo-assisted third molar extraction.: Comparing the effect of intra-venous dexamethasone in influencing pain, swelling and mouth opening (trism
Sponsors
Rahul Mukul Chaubey
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients who are willing to participate in the study. 2) Patients above 18 years of age. 3) Pederson difficulty index 3-5. 4) ASA 1 (American society of Anaesthesiologists)/ASA 2 patients.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients on cardiac pacemakers. 2) Patients with systemic disease and drug allergy. 3) Patients with acute infection at the time of surgery such as pericoronitis, acute alveolar abscess. 4) Patients with dense sclerotic bone disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of pain, oedema and mouth opening/trismus post-operatively after impacted third molar surgery with piezoelectric device with or without intra-venous dexamethasone.Timepoint: At the end of the study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The study will help in understanding the effect of intra-venous dexamethasone and help in better planning of third molar extractions.Timepoint: At the end of the study. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAnand Deep Shukla
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal
Outcome results
None listed