Health Condition 1: K011- Impacted teeth
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Bupivacaine: After surgical extraction of mandibular 3rd molar a gel foam soaked in 2ml of 0.5% bupivacaine will be placed in socket once and sutures will be given. Pain will be checked
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Position B (according to Winters classification based on depth for impacted third molar) 2. Healthy patients of age 18 years and above of either gender requiring surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars. 3. Patients willing to participate in the study. 4. Anaesthesiologists physical classification level 1 (ASA-1)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with possible allergies or hypersensitivity to study drug and local anaesthesia and to drugs such as antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs. 2. Medically compromised patients such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hepatic disease, blood disorder, GI bleeding or ulceration. 3. Mentally challenged patients, pregnant women and Lactating mothers. 4. Patients on corticosteroid therapy. 5. Patients with reduced mouth opening due to conditions such as oral submucous fibrosis and hypoplastic mandible.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To determine the duration of pain relief obtained after locally administered Bupivacaine.Timepoint: Patients will be evaluated post administration of drug and to score the overall pain at 4hr, 6hr and 8hr using the VAS | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To quantify the period of administration of an additional analgesic in the post operative period after locally administered Bupivacaine.Timepoint: Pain will be assessed at 4, 6 & 8 hours. Once the pain starts patients will be asked to take the analgesic drug after onset of pain & note the timing of medication. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Trupti Gandhewar
Nair Hospital Dental College
Outcome results
None listed