Health Condition 1: K011- Impacted teeth
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: kinesio taping: After randomization in the test group surgical extraction of tooth will be performed on patient under local anesthesia. Immediately after surgical extraction of tooth sk
Sponsors
Manipal college of dental sciences Manipal
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Student population preferred over others. Patient who have bilateral mandibular third molar impaction with difficulty index greater than 5. Patients with no systemic illness. Patients who are willing to get surgery done under local anesthesia in OPD. Patient who are well oriented to time, space and should be able to give consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with a history of systemic illness. Patients with age 40years Pregnant patients and lactating women. Patients with known allergy to drugs. Patients with history of allergy to tape. Patients who are not willing to shave facial hair before surgery. Patients with swelling due to active infection or Pericoronitis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effectiveness of kinesio tape in reduction of post-operative edema, trismus and pain when compared with intravenous administration of dexamethasoneTimepoint: Effectiveness of kinesio tape in reduction of post-operative edema, trismus and pain when compared with intravenous administration of dexamethasone. swelling, trismus and pain will be assessed baseline, post operative day 3 and post operative day 7. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disadvantages of kinesio taping from esthetic aspect of the patient and their acceptance of kinesio tape over steroids post operativelyTimepoint: 1. post operative day 3 2. post operative day 7 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactChithra A
MCODS , Manipal
Outcome results
None listed