Health Condition 1: K011- Impacted teeth
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Pre operative Intramuscular Dexamethasone: Preoperatively administering dexamethasone intramuscularly to assess its effectiveness in postoperative outcome after surgical extraction of l
Sponsors
Sai Aditiya Narayanan R
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients who desire surgical extraction of bilaterally impacted lower third molar. Age group between 18 - 35 years. Both sexes would be included. Patient with no presenting acute systemic illness such as fever, common cold etc. Patient who are willing to participate in the study. Be available for follow up examinations. Patients with higher difficulty index of impacted teeth. greater than 5 in Pederson difficulty Index
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of systemic diseases that would contraindicate surgical treatment. Compromised health conditions. Patient with active infection like periapical access, pericoronitis etc. Known allergy or contraindication to any of the medications to be used in the study. Lack of willingness to participate in the study or lacking compliance to post-surgical instructions. Patients with high risk of infection including smokers, malnutrition, immunosuppressive drugs. Patients currently under steroids or having taken systemic steroids in the last 3 months. Pregnancy or lactation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain, swelling and restriction in mouth opening and limitation in daily activities.Timepoint: Intraoperatively, Postoperative day 2 and day 7 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NilTimepoint: Nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr B Vikraman
Ragas Dental College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed